FDI has slumped as businesses are warned to take on burden of protecting their staff if Beijing attacks

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/44264978

https://archive.is/9kma5

Japanese diplomats told company risk officers that “you are on your own if you put significant assets in Taiwan”, said one person present at one of the conversations.

Foreign direct investment by Japanese companies — traditionally Taiwan’s third-largest source of FDI, after the EU and US — slumped 27 per cent last year to $452mn, and is down from a peak of $1.7bn in 2022.

  • realitista@lemmy.worldOPMEnglish
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    4 days ago

    I would think that would lessen the need for Taiwan’s advanced fabs, but I guess it depends on if you think they are taking Taiwan to have the fabs or to deny the fabs to everyone else.

    • Zer0_F0x@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      4 days ago

      Apple, Qualcomm, Nvidia, AMD and Intel are using TSMC to produce some, most or all of their chips currently. Shutting down TSMC or controlling its allocation will hurt many countries right now.

      Seeing as TSMC is currently scaling up fab production in the US with their new fabs means they’re feeling that pressure and made the deal with the promise of US protecting them.

      However, seeing as the current US administration is all over the place and Nvidia started selling to China again, I wouldn’t count on US risking all out war to protect Taiwan anymore.

      • Trapped In America@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
        3·
        4 days ago

        Seeing as TSMC is currently scaling up fab production in the US with their new fabs means they’re feeling that pressure and made the deal with the promise of US protecting them.

        Context for anyone wondering: These new fabs will NOT being using their latest 2nm processes, but their 4nm FinFET process. Meaning we’ll still be reliant on Taiwan itself for their latest and greatest.

      • realitista@lemmy.worldOPMEnglish
        1·
        4 days ago

        I think if the choice is to not have modern chips, they will go to war. Chips are too strategic these days in too many domains including military.