US official: Chinese seizure of TSMC in Taiwan would be 'absolutely devastating'

Misleading, article from May. Another old submission

Discussion then: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40308684

>May 9, 2024

Is there any public info on the alleged kill switch in case of an invasion?

serious question: why would there be?

I can understand the curiosity -- I think it's fascinating -- but to me it strikes me as the same kind of question as "Yeah, I know James Bond is a secret agent, but is there any way I can get a copy of his itinerary?"

AIUI it was Bloomberg that first reported on it.-

But, who would go out on such a limb to actually confirm such a thing ...

It is, however - a near-certainty that it exists ...

... as are China's efforts to develop their own chipmaking capabilities.-

> serious question: why would there be?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scorched_earth

It's not an hypothetical question but a real military strategy.