Taiwan now leads US in chip manufacturing; the latter used to dominate the field; how leadership can be transitory

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90% of the worlds advanced microchip are built at TSMC.  Built by a Chinese senior officer Morris Chang at Texas Instrument.  How leadership in chip manufacturing got pulled from USA by Chinese.  Can US recover their chip dominance (led by Intel before?   But they got lazy)

Could the building tension at the Manila Trench pose tsunami and earthquake danger to Philippines

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The trench extends from Taiwan up to Mindoro in the Philippines.    Did the cluster of earthquakes in Ilocos recently be precursor of the rapture.  

Is the scientific analysis correct?   Is PHL prepared or could this trigger the "Big One"

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Typhoon Leon becomes super, exits Batanes to Taiwan this pm

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There was an earthquake at Cagayan at 5:39 this am.    String of disasters.

Why is Bashi Chanel between Batanes and Taiwan critical in current geopolitical conflict?

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It has become an eyesore an obstacle for the Chinese PLA.  Why?

It will delay PROC reunification with Taiwan?  And US in aid of Taiwan, and in friendship with 

with Philippines will make the obstacles real...

"No one was prepared for the Covid19"

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No one was prepared for the pandemic

That was the defense for the embattled health chief amidst calls for his resignation by Senators and other critics.   Andyan na iyan

But Taiwan handled this well - no harsh lockdown, the economy continued humming. It used  science and lesson learned from SARS.  Its VP is also an epidmiologist, the luxury our country did not have. It also acted swiftly to close its borders, do contact tracing manufacture face masks.

Compared this with our  belated response despite the death of a Chinese national in February and infected individuals in the Moslem prayer site at Greenhills.   Veeruz lang yan.  As they did in UK, and USA

Our country deserved someone better.   Yes its correct, despite being 1/3 the size of US, we only have 1,000 plus deaths vs 100,000+ in US and millions infected

Who is winning the Taiwan PHL rift?

Social and political criticisms

Rich and powerful countries continue to flex their muscles and cow PHL to submit to their whims:  China with regards to Spratly's, Malaysia with regards to Sabah, and Taiwan with regards to allegedly killing of Taiwanese fisherman who intruded into PHL territory.

PHL does not have balls?  But we are great in basketball, arent we?

Let us analyze the trade retaliatory acts of Taiwan:   Taiwan about $4 billion worth to PHL, PHL imports $2 billion from Taiwan.   Taiwan tourists only rank no 5 among arrivals.   So maybe PHL economy and businessman may be resilient and flexible enough to make up for the losses.

We are not losers, nor cry babies, are we?