[ExI] 18,000 Reasons It’s So Hard to Build a Chip Factory in America

[John Clark]

On Sun, Dec 7, 2025 at 3:14 AM Ben Zaiboc via extropy-chat <
extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:

* >>  I figure if China invades Taiwan the world will suffer but Intel will
>> benefit, and if they don't then TSMC will thrive regardless of which
>> software company makes the smartest AI.*
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> * > That depends on your definition of 'thrive', I reckon. If Communist
> China invades Taiwan, I don't see anybody benefiting apart from the upper
> echelons of the CCP*


*If Xi Jinping is stupid enough to invade Taiwan I don't think he will
benefit anymore than Vladimir Putin benefited from invading Ukraine. But is
he that stupid? I don't know, but I do know if China invades Taiwan it will
no longer be able to manufacture cutting edge computer chips, but there
will still be a huge demand for them, and Intel would be well placed to
fill that vacuum. Until just a few years ago Intel was renowned for its
manufacturing prowess because it followed founder Andy Grove's philosophy
"Only The Paranoid Survive", but then it got fat dumb and happy and so TSMC
took control. Intel needs to get its mojo back. *


*John K Clark*
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