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The US and Chinese economies are extremely reliant on Taiwan's advanced chip plants that would be in the line of fire in an attack

The foundries are so valuable to the global economy that some refer to Taiwan's chip sector as a "silicon shield" that deters a Chinese attack and ensures American support.

Both superpowers now find themselves deeply dependent on the small island at the centre of their increasingly tense rivalry.

On the front line of the superpower struggle between the United States and China, Taiwan has fashioned a defensive masterstroke. It has become indispensable to both sides. In dominating the fabrication of the most advanced semiconductors, the giant Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd (TSMC) has captured a technology that's crucial to the cutting-edge digital devices