Taiwan has long benefited from a “Silicon Shield” — where their dominance in advanced computer chip manufacturing has given countries, like the U.S., a vested interest in their defense from mainland China.
TSMC, the largest Taiwanese chip manufacturer, recently announced they are going to build more fabs in the U.S. WSJ’s Gavin Bade sat down with the Taiwanese Representative to the U.S. to talk about U.S. chip investment, the “Silicon Shield” and the island’s security in the case of a Chinese invasion.
Chapters:
0:00 U.S.-Taiwan relations
0:54 CHIPS Act and U.S. investment
2:07 Advanced chips made in the U.S.
3:46 U.S.-Taiwan defense relationship
5:03 TSMC in a Chinese invasion
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