Bob Anderson reports,
If China Controls Taiwan’s Chip Manufacturers, It Will Control The World
It’s a real possibility China could take over Taiwan and seize the majority of the world’s production of chips, which are used in aircraft, warships, submarines, cars, iPhones, computers, and more.
If Americans think the shortage of cars due to chip supply issues is bad, then consider what it would mean if the U.S. military were deprived of the advanced chips required for its arsenal of war equipment. It’s a real possibility as the world’s largest and most advanced semiconductor manufacturers sit precariously, approximately 100 miles off the coast of communist China on the island of Taiwan.
In total, Taiwanese companies supply 63 percent of global semiconductors, compared with 12 percent by U.S. manufacturers. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) alone provides over half the world’s made-to-order chips, and an estimated 90 percent of advanced processors.
Contrary to popular belief on Capitol Hill, every problem cannot be solved with more money – particularly one that requires replicating the capabilities of fabricators who have invested decades of time and effort toward learning how to create a transistor that is 1/20,000 the width of a human hair, using a process that involves more than 1,500 steps. Today, only TSMC and South Korea’s Samsung Electronics can produce the most advanced 5-nanometer chips.
Clarifying that the president who said otherwise “was not announcing any change in our policy,” a spokesperson reinforced U.S. commitment to the Taiwan Relations Act, a Carter-era treaty that eliminated the United States’ commitment to defend Taiwan. Instead, “we will continue to support Taiwan’s self-defense” – meaning, leaving a small island nation with an estimated 165,000 active military personnel to stand its ground versus a 2.2 million-strong Chinese army just across the Strait.
Read more here: https://thefederalist.com/2021/11/01/if-china-controls-taiwans-chip-manufacturers-it-will-control-the-world/
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