I thought that many historically drier countries were putting a lot of investment into desal plants so this 'problem' is avoided
I understood Dubai was the only place building desal plants as they had so much cash to spend
Yet microchips are still a long way from getting back to normal, approx mid next year to 2025 and beyond, as fabrication plants take a while to build depending on die size
So what has happened to all the existing microchip production plants? A good deal are in Taiwan, so they should be up and running at full capacity again, as should most ones in Western nations and most others.
Is it really that China is still got their draconian lockdowns going and that a good amount of the chips are from there? I'd bet it is as regards general computer and tech (TVs, phones) products. If China is doing this to themselves, no wonder they 'want' to subjugate Taiwan in short order by threats of or an actual invasion.
Hopefully a good deal of firms are now trying to diverisfy away from China to avoid such ongoing problems, but as you say, replacement manufacturing (and R&D) facilities take a few years at least to get from conception to being fully operational and with all the related logistical conditions all in place to fully replace (and more) shuttered facilities elsewhere.
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