Why is the US Moving Taiwan’s Chip Manufacturing to Arizona?
- Brian Berletic
- Thursday 25 Nov 21
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The US is moving chip manufacturing out of Taiwan with extreme expediency. This is more than mere decoupling and competition, this is tying off a limb that is about to be amputated – and bodes ill for not only mainland China, but Taiwan as well.
References:
Friday Everyday – Asia has the world’s chips. The U.S. wants them. It will get them:
https://www.fridayeveryday.com/2021/1…
Washington Post – Taiwanese Chips Made in Arizona Is the Future of U.S. Trade:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/busine…
Reuters via CNBC – Arizona group inks agreement with Taiwan aimed at attracting more chip companies:
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/08/25/arizo…
Forbes – The Countries With The Most STEM Graduates [Infographic]:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/niallmcc…
RAND Corporation – War with China: Thinking Through the Unthinkable:
https://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand…

Brian Berletic
Brian Joseph Thomas Berletic, is an ex- US Marine Corps independent geopolitical researcher and writer based in Bangkok, writing under the pen name “ Tony Cartalucci ” along with several others.
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