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The rogue province of Taiwan was paying farmers to not grow rice because they need the water for AI chip manufacturing instead. (lemmy.ml)
submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by yogthos@lemmy.ml to c/china@lemmygrad.ml
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https://www.npr.org/2023/04/13/1169462995/taiwan-makes-tough-decisions-as-it-faces-its-worst-drought-in-nearly-a-century

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[–] Pili@lemmygrad.ml 15 points 3 months ago (1 children)

You can't eat that kind of chips though.

[–] DamarcusArt@lemmygrad.ml 8 points 3 months ago

I'm sure the US will take that into account and make sure the population won't go hungry when they drag the island into a war with the mainland. They've been such a loyal vassal after all!

[–] qwename@lemmygrad.ml 10 points 3 months ago (1 children)

As this is news from 2023, I suggest changing the post title from "is paying" to "was paying", or add a "(2023)" prefix.

Similar news from 2021: Taiwan's Drought Pits Chip Makers Against Farmers | Archive: https://archive.ph/0YvJE

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 5 points 3 months ago

ah good catch, updated

[–] Makan@lemmygrad.ml 6 points 3 months ago

Bleh.

[–] PoY@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 3 months ago

isn't Taiwan an island? like in the ocean? /s

[–] JoeDaRedTrooperYT@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 2 months ago

No rice means no semiconductors