<ul><li>Elbridge Colby, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for undersecretary of defense policy, previously called for the destruction of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) if China takes over Taiwan.</li><li>Colby stated that disabling or destroying TSMC is necessary if China invades Taiwan, and that the US should not allow TSMC to fall into Chinese hands.</li><li>TSMC is the world's largest contract chipmaker and is critical to the global semiconductor supply chain, with major US tech giants like Apple and Nvidia as customers.</li><li>The US has introduced export controls on China's semiconductor industry to diversify its chip supply and protect Taiwan, with Colby advocating for TSMC's inclusion in semiconductor sanctions against China.</li></ul>

Trump's defense policy pick once called for the US to destroy TSMC if China takes Taiwan

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