• BeMoreCareful@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    I don’t get the goal here. It’s not just that existing fabs are in Taiwan, I thought it was the knowledge was as well.

    I was under the impression that we’d built a couple of fabs here and they’re not productive due to a knowledge deficit. Maybe I’m uninformed.

    It seems, to my uninformed self, that if we impose tariffs we’d be strengthening Taiwan/China relations. Wouldn’t China still serve as a middle man?

    I don’t see us manufacturing when the dollar is so high relative to foreign currency; add in the lack of knowledge and facilities and I’m not sure what you get.

    • kandoh@reddthat.com
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      2 days ago

      I truly believe these are his way of soliciting bribes from foreign and domestic businesses.

      They’re going to have to pay him to get around them.