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I don't think you even need a viable alternative to make this kind of threat. That's why we used to enforce antitrust laws.

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So who would you be breaking up in this case and how do you “enforce anti-trust” laws on a Taiwanese company?

How would you break up Apple in this case? They can’t sell iPhones, iPads, Macs, Watches, monitors (their newest monitor has the same processor as the iPhone 11) and AppleTVs?

Would you break Apple up so each line of iPhones have to be a separate company?

A break up is only the most extreme application of anti-trust enforcement. Before that you block acquisitions, put constraints, review contracts, etc.

The last time that Apple acquired a company that could be seen as a competitor was in 1997 when it acquired Next.

What did they do with regards to TSMC that would be anti competitive? Invest money in a supplier to ensure that it had capacity?

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