Ars Technica
Taiwan pressured to move 50% of chip production to US or lose protection
Trump official plots “impossible” deal moving Taiwan’s chip supply chain into US.
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/09/taiwan-pressured-to-move-50-of-chip-production-to-us-or-lose-protection/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social
Sep 29 at 3:44pmArsBot 🤖
Show threadKonstantinSep 29
@arstechnica
Good, the government should not protect other countries
Show threadJustin FitzsimmonsSep 29

@constantine @arstechnica If you read the article, you'll find that 95% of the chips used by the US military industrial complex come from Taiwan. So if China takes over Taiwan, poof, no more high tech military equipment for the US.

Are you a little bit closer to understanding geopolitics and foreign policy now?

Show threadLee 🌏Sep 29
@smn @constantine @arstechnica
So the USA is not "protecting" Taiwan, it is "protecting" its supply of Chips and if they are no longer made in Taiwan, America will not "Protect" Taiwan?
With friends like the USA...
Show threadJustin FitzsimmonsSep 29

@MrLee @constantine Countries don't have friends, they have interests. This is an unfortunate reality of geopolitics, and someday it would be nice to see that change for the better.

However, these interests are sometimes mutually beneficial and can result in strong alliances that last decades. We are witnessing the US walk away from these alliances because the administration does not realize that they exist to protect US interests and project US power.

Show threadLee 🌏Sep 29
@smn @constantine
What you are talking about is interdependence. At the end of WW2 we decided interdependence was better than war and spent decades improving relationships. And as you point out, the USA has either forgotten that or is too stupid to understand.
Show threadKonstantinSep 30
@smn @arstechnica
We should disband the military aswell
Show threadIan Douglas ScottSep 29
@arstechnica I don't know if it's really realistic to move that much state-of-the-art semiconductor manufacturing back to the US within Trump's lifetime, but I suppose that's not the answer he wants to hear.
Show threadDomkatSep 29
@arstechnica
I kind of love the "we would, but you Americans are too stupid" part.
Show threadFubaroqueSep 29

@arstechnica "Nice country you have there. Would be a shame if something happened to it..." 😠

#wtf The US is a bully. Only one way to deal with bullies, shown them you have friends and they don't.

Show thread0x575446, Fifth ColumnistSep 29
@arstechnica So basically he's saying "if you don't move your chip factories here we'll let the Chinese destroy them"? Brilliant.
Show threadLee 🌏Sep 29
@0x575446 @arstechnica
China has zero interest in destroying anything in Taiwan. As America slips into decline and China rises, it can play a long game, bringing Taiwan back into its field of influence.
The USA is trying to stoke conflict because it's losing.
Show threadJustin FitzsimmonsSep 29
@arstechnica okay but they're definitely going to lose US protection after they move and have all their tech stolen by US oligarchs so might as well do nothing
Show threadKalonSep 29

@arstechnica once the US has the production moved, what incentive do they have to protect Taiwan?

Seems like a pretty good reason not to play ball.