RE: It is simply not in our national interest to offshore so much technology production—especially to potential adversaries.
So, I guess there ought to be a law BANNING the Intels and Microsofts of this country from offshoring their products overseas then... (Microsoft has a HUGE development center in China, it could be that some of the MSFT products you and I use are developed there ).
Look, TSMC ( Taiwan Semicondictor Manufacturing Corp. ) is one of America’s chip making fab source, do we write a law BANNING chip making by American companies in Taiwan? ( Remember, they TRADE with China )
We should. The sun would still rise in the morning, but a lot of other potential problems would be solved.
The export of our technical and industrial base is kicking us in the a$$ in a thousand ways, but its possible to go through life ignoring it. One day we won’t be able to ignore it any more—probably after we lose our Pacific fleet.
Again for possible penetration, tariff is not a four letter word.