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Sky, they're doing it because-
A). If/when the PRC does invade Taiwan, all of their soldiers will carry a copy of the TSMC logo with orders NOT to shoot at any building where they see it. That would be like roasting the goose that lays the golden eggs.
I believe the ROC Army will destroy those buildings as soon as they see the landing craft heading in.
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China will not unleash that war due to raitonal consideraitons or eocnomic reaosns, but due tpo hysteric sentiments and nationalism. In other words: for highly irrational reasons. Dont count on the logic you just laid out!
Also because they need Taiwan as access gate to the pacific especially for their submarines (which currently must leave harbour surfaced and stay on surface for long time before they can go really deep), but also for their surface fleet.
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B). A more practical matter, if the world has to shut down again due to a new COVID variant or an entirely new virus, its better to have multiple production and distribution sites. This helps prevent bottle necks like we've seen over the last two years.
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Thats more or less the argument I have. It has been reported that Wetsenr nations have mounte dpressure to make their support depending on Taiwans willingness to open chip production outside Taiwan, too, and to transfer capacities and knowledge - which is exactly AGAINST the Taiwanese strategic interest to make the world depending on defending Taiwan in place. Thbat they muist open factories outside Taiwan WEAKENS the original Taiwanse strategy - and might be a hint at how nations really see chances or are willing (=unwilling) to defend Taiwain.