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Re:Berkshire Hathaway bought a $4.1B stake in Apple chipmake... by thyrsus on Tuesday November 15, 2022 @11:40AM (#33611450)
I'm confused: do you think China would be more likely to take Taiwan if it saw that nexus of economic leverage starting to diffuse?
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Re:Berkshire Hathaway bought a $4.1B stake in Apple chipmake... by Trisell on Tuesday November 15, 2022 @11:49AM (#33611602)
No. I think the CCP wants Taiwan indifferent of it being an economic powerhouse, or a broken 3rd world island. Failure to integrate Taiwan has been a stain on the CCP system, and it's not a system that can afford any stains.

All I'm pointing out is should Taiwan be invaded, TSMC stands to be in a position to receive a significant infusion of government cash to bring that fab online ASAP. And once that FAB is completed the systemic risk of China to TSMC evaporates, and at that point I believe that TSMC goes to the moon.

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