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Why Taiwan Has a Lock on the World’s Chip Market

Foreign Policy Live

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The Future of Taiwan's Semiconductor Manufacturing Company

Taiwan and Taiwan's semiconductor manufacturing company TSMC is at the heart of US foreign policy. The Chinese leadership has wanted to seize control of Taiwan since before the first semiconductor was invented, says John Defterios. If something does go wrong in the Taiwan straits there are implications not just in terms of broader war, but also even if wars avoided," he adds.

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