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China is gaining global support for its claim over Taiwan, with 70 countries now endorsing its sovereignty and unification efforts—many omitting calls for peaceful resolution.

This shift follows China’s diplomatic push targeting the Global South, leveraging economic ties through infrastructure projects.

China looks to preempt Western sanctions in a Taiwan conflict by securing international legitimacy. Meanwhile, the U.S. and allies struggle to counter China’s influence.

Trump's return signals a firmer stance, but China’s diplomatic momentum complicates efforts to rally support against aggression.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago) (1 children)

Maybe. Some of the older fabrication is still in heavy production use (e.g. 28nm, 16nm, 7nm):

These produce a lot of the chips that go into everything electronic, things like bus controllers and timing ICs, which are needed in higher volumes than CPUs and GPUs. But I kind of doubt the older fab technology will be a priority to build in the new facility.

TSMC isn't just a single factory production line that gets upgraded to the latest and greatest every year. It's a collection of many fabrication technologies that has grown and developed organically over time. While it will be helpful to build a new facility with the benefit of lessons learned in Taiwan, it will not be possible to completely replicate what that original facility is.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

It’s wild how much stuff is manufactured on processes considered obsolete for high end cpu/gpu production

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago)

The Z80 (which was the core processor of the TI-8x calculators) was only just discontinued last year. Lots of old chip designs find uses in embedded devices and consumer electronics.

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