tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post6164667492330944127..comments2023-10-22T18:25:39.688+08:00Comments on The View from Taiwan: Economist on Taiwan/China IT supply chainsMichael Turtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-49393615821365574272010-05-30T06:26:30.296+08:002010-05-30T06:26:30.296+08:00Godammit! Thanks! SMIC rang a bell for me and I sh...Godammit! Thanks! SMIC rang a bell for me and I should have looked.Michael Turtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-21704564546054394432010-05-30T03:33:57.983+08:002010-05-30T03:33:57.983+08:00SMIC is a complete joke of a company. Since its i...SMIC is a complete joke of a company. Since its inception, it's done nothing but lose money. It's 10 year return is like a 60% decrease in stock price. It was successfully sued by TSMC for intellectual property infringement, basically saying that they couldn't make money even while stealing technology from Taiwan. Using SMIC as an example shows how clueless the Economist is when it comes to Taiwan and China.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-49324646521354390892010-05-29T10:32:33.790+08:002010-05-29T10:32:33.790+08:00Rather they are entering the testing phase.Rather they are entering the testing phase.Tommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13552370490869601403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-34074709381933891632010-05-29T10:32:33.791+08:002010-05-29T10:32:33.791+08:00By the way, I don't know if you read about the...By the way, I don't know if you read about the US' recent scramjet test over the Pacific. <br /><br />And last month was the first test of the X-37B, which many people are now guessing is actually installing a spy satellite at the moment, but which could have a military use. <br /><br />The interesting thing is that both technologies seem to be viable and both seem to be affordable in the long term. They just both need to be perfected. And of course, any weapons based on these systems are not going to be ready for many years. <br /><br />But it seems that the new generation of arms, the ones that could overcome BJ's focus on missiles snd the US' reliance on carrier strike groups are beginning to enter the design phase.Tommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13552370490869601403noreply@blogger.com