if I am a spin doctor (heard the term a lot recently in Borgen):
Taipei abuses its monopoly on chips as bargaining chips to extract COVID vaccines that's in short supply worldwide;

Taipei hijacks chip monopoly as hostage in attempted quid pro quo for COVID vaccines
and https://twitter.com/nicksiem/status/1357933415329271811

Taipei laid bare that it has significant political influence in directing sales from TSMC, undermining the "independence" of the crucial chip manufacturer;

in a sign of desperation to cover up its failure to procure vaccines, Taipei will intervene in private business..

decision and sales, undermining its touted free enterprise and market system and raising uncomfortable question for the NYSE-listed publicly-traded TSMC: is it subject to political pressure to prioritize delivery to its customers?
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a lot to learn from @gathara