This is more of a humorous take. We already have trouble with one chip nexus is right next to China, and now we build another one? "ha ha". We is humanity. The collective we probably doesn't want a lever of the future controlled by a totalitarian communist ehnostate.

But yes, I agree Japan, Indonesia (as was intended), etc should wise up.

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mikkupikku 3 hours ago | parent [-]

"We already have trouble with one chip nexus is right next to China, and now we build another one? "ha ha". We is humanity."

Your "whole humanity 'We'" isn't who's investing in chip industry in Hokkaido. It's Japan.

	▲	keepamovin 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		But these things are done based on global supply chains. It's about more than just Japan, isn't it? Same time, Japan clearly wants freedom to do things its own way. Good. It has the freedom. It just has to take it. Do it.