Supporting and protecting Taiwan is therefore a strategic necessity that also aligns perfectly with our democratic and humanist values. Stability is vital in the Indo-Pacific! #Partenariat

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Today, the world is panicking over the closure of the Strait of Hormuz by Iran, but I can assure you that if China attacks Taiwan tomorrow and blocks the flow of semiconductors, we're all going to be sent back to the Stone Age. 13/14

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A small democracy that has made itself indispensable to the world's greatest powers, including those that challenge its very existence. Any conflict or instability around Taiwan would become a global crisis with unprecedented consequences. 12/14

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There are other geopolitical reasons for the need for the United States and Europe to protect Taiwan, but the semiconductor issue is central to the economic interests of the world's major powers. This shows Taiwan's great intelligence. 11/14

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For China, militarily invading the island would not only "reunify" the country but would potentially control a critical part of the global technology value chain. Xi Jinping has grasped this well and is salivating over it. 10/14

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Result: a unique ecosystem, extremely complex, nearly impossible to replicate quickly, even with hundreds of billions of euros invested. Taiwan is simply the center of the technological world today, hence the enormous stakes on its security. 9/14

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Even American giants like Apple, Nvidia, or AMD do not produce their most advanced chips themselves. They design them, but it's Taiwan that manufactures them. 8/14

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Today, no major power can do without it: the United States, Europe, China—all depend to varying degrees on Taiwan's industrial capabilities. That's also why Washington is putting pressure to have some of them manufactured in the US… 7/14

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These cutting-edge chips are essential for precision missiles, autonomous drones, electronic warfare, and intelligence. Even in the space sector, they equip satellites and navigation systems: they are crucial for the world. 6/14

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TSMC produces more than half of the world's semiconductors, particularly over 90% of the most advanced chips, including those etched below 7 nanometers. They are essential for artificial intelligence, supercomputers, and military systems. 5/14

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