The tariffs would ensnare cutting-edge smartphone and PC-related chips for Apple, AMD and Nvidia if enacted. But Trump is betting his plan will bring more chip production to the US.
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Crying and banging my head on the floor because accelerationists might be right
Ah yes put tariffs on the goods that our allies make, a tried and true solution to the problem of groceries
Long term, more high tech manufacturing will be the result of more technology availability for cheaper, not higher cost chips from overseas
It’s my understanding that Taiwan doesn’t manufacture the chip producing machines anyways, those come from ASML
The world’s largest semiconductor foundry, and one of the primary reasons the U.S. maintains a hold on Taiwan. There are rumours that the US has a plan to blow it up in case of Chinese invasion, that’s how valuable it is. So this quite a reversal of strategy.
As I understand it, TSMC and Taiwan themselves have a plan to blow up the foundries should a China invasion look like it’s going to succeed. They are already rigged with the explosives from what I understand.
I have heard they are rigged with explosives, but that could just be hearsay. I wouldn’t work in a building rigged with explosives. I also don’t understand why TSMC would voluntarily self-destruct in such a situation. I don’t get the incentive.
It’s removing “gaining control of TSMC” from the lists of reasons for China to invade, making the whole operation less attractive. Though the more the US tries to deny China access to advanced chips, the less that disincentive matters.
Ohh. Hmm. It’s far-fetched but I suppose it’s plausible.
He said he was gonna apply tarrifs to China. This is consistent with the One China policy.
Yellow Perilism isn’t just about PRC. Japan suffered from it first hand in the 1980s and 1990s. Anti-Asian racism runs deep in the US and the West.
Wait I somehow never thought about this, does the one china policy really dictates that they have to apply tariffs across the strait? I assume it’s in jest since I’m pretty sure they regular import/export on a smaller scale yet (like ban on Xinjiang imports), but I’m curious
It Hurt Itself in Its Confusion!
Does he plan to start making chips??? Genuinely why would he do this.
The US makes chips. Notably Intel and TSMC have US fabs.
Lol the chips Intel and TSMC make in the US are three generations old and no where near producing the amount needed to even cover the USs needs.
Ahhhhh, so he’s trying to reinvigorate domestic industry.
Yeah, seems to be the carrot and stick approach. Biden provided the carrot a few years ago (subsidies for new US plants) and Trump is providing the stick (tariffs for offshore imports).
And people said nothing good will come out of Trump :D Weakening the US’ position internationally and its allies is a good thing in my opinon.
I see he adopted “death to America”
