So you should be in support of the US beginning chip production in order to gain better distribution, got it. As it stands, around 90% of advanced chips (like for AI) are manufactured in Taiwan.

The US is not trying to have a monopoly, they’re trying to ensure that China doesn’t seize control of a dangerous resource on a global scale without any competition or access. Again, your concern should indicate support of US chip production, not counter it. How would the world look if the CCP was the only entity that could use AI?

No it wouldn’t? It’s not like Taiwan (or elsewhere) would stop making chips. And historically, the US’s trade practices are pretty good—better than terrible loan terms and indentured debt (e.g. China). I’m done with this whataboutism and claims of US authoritarianism. The US is why the world is as free and democratic as it is today. Just because we’ve had several miserable elections in the last few decades does not undo hundreds of years of global effects. And the threat of Chinese control of computer chips is very real. I like China for many reasons, but I also acknowledge that they are authoritatian capitalists with state (military) control that view the US as an economic, social, and political rival.

But it’s not distributed right now? Pretty much all of it happens in Taiwan, which China is poised to annex? That’s why it’s a security threat and why the CHIPS Act came to be

Trump budget cuts. A lot of these programs to get America back on its feet are relying on federal money and support