silicon shield

English

Etymology

From silicon (“a key material in semiconductors”) + shield.

Noun

silicon shield

  1. (geopolitics) The protection from military aggression believed to be afforded to Taiwan by its dominance in the global production of advanced semiconductor chips.
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