Comment by negativeonehalf 2 days ago
Chip manufacturing is critical for national security, which is to say world security, if you like the Pax Americana (and you should). This is not some trade war thing. My only actual concern about this is that it may make the US less willing to intervene if the CCP invades Taiwan, and we absolutely should intervene if that happens.
I suppose it depends on where you are from and your politics, but I think many people outside the US would feel safer with chip production in the US than under Chinese control. I don't think most would really jump at the chance to buy the same chip from a US manufacturing plant vs. a Taiwanese one, but if China were to make a move on Taiwan, I'm not sure the world's computing resources would be particularly safe. (Not to mention, I wouldn't be surprised if the secret back-room plan was to raze Taiwan's chip manufacturing capability to the ground if it looked like China was going to win a takeover of the island.)
Even ignoring the specific players, having critical advanced technology manufactured in more than one place increases world security. What if, say, a catastrophic earthquake were to significantly damage Taiwan's chip manufacturing? Having expertise and working, active manufacturing elsewhere is a good thing.
I mean that the world is best off if the US continues to maintain the global maritime order, and this means there being no credible way of cutting off the US military from being able to mass produce weapons.
Sure, this costs US taxpayers a lot, but whatever, it's worth it.
I get the national security part, but not sure about world security part.
Why should I, as an example, who is neither a US citizen nor Taiwanese nor Chinese, should trust a chip being manufactured in the US vs. somewhere else?
I'd say it is neutral in regards to world security, not better.