The phone in your hand, the car on your driveway, and the AI that answered your last question all run on chips from one island, and if that island ever goes offline, the recovery will be measured in years, not weeks.

The phone in your hand, the car on your driveway, and the AI that answered your last question all run on chips from one island, and if that island ever goes offline, the recovery will be measured in years, not weeks.

In June 2026, tanks moved through the streets of Taoyuan, a Taiwanese city wrapped around one of the busiest airports on Earth. The army described the movement as a readiness drill. In the same few days, China sent its newest aircraft carrier through the Taiwan Strait, and Britain, France and Germany issued a rare joint warning about Chinese vessels crowding foreign ships operating on the Pacific side of the island. For Taiwan, on the accumulate…