robertlagrant 19 hours ago

Yes that's my take as well. It might be TSMC trying to survive, and America trying to deprive themselves of a future war to defend TSMC or China's inevitable taking of TSMC.

I don't see how it helps Taiwan that much, but perhaps it makes it less attractive to China to take if TSMC can move.

  • eagleislandsong 9 hours ago

    > perhaps it makes it less attractive to China

    Taiwan's semiconductor industry is literally not even a factor that plays into China's wish to reunify. It won't make a lick of difference.

  • philistine 10 hours ago

    It makes it more likely that the US responds in kind to an invasion.