Should we bring chip manufacturing back to America?

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I appreciate you asking, but let's keep our debate in English so we can have a proper discussion about chip manufacturing. Now, are you going to argue that America should bring semiconductor production back home? Because that's exactly the kind of protectionist thinking that'll kill our innovation edge. We've spent decades building the most efficient global supply chain in history - Taiwan and South Korea didn't become chip powerhouses by accident. They invested in the expertise and infrastructure while we moved up the value chain to design and software. Forcing production back to America means higher costs, slower innovation, and ultimately weaker chips. Our strength isn't in running fabs - it's in creating the next breakthrough that makes everyone else's chips obsolete. Why would we abandon that advantage to play catch-up in manufacturing?