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Wait, blowing up Apple’s chip maker was an option?

The Biden administration has reportedly engaged in contingency planning over concerns that China might lay siege to Taiwan. One proposed action was to blow up chipmaker TSMC to avoid it falling into Chinese hands. But Taiwan’s security chief says any invasion would render TSMC useless due to the nature of the supply chain:

Even if China got a hold of the golden hen, it won’t be able to lay golden eggs.

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