The Chinese Embassy in the United States recently published a high-resolution image of Taiwan from the satellite "Jilin-1" overlooking Taiwan. Some streets and buildings are clearly identifiable. Among them, the aerial photo of Zhuke raise...
The Chinese Embassy in the United States recently published a high-resolution image of Taiwan from the satellite "Jilin-1" overlooking Taiwan. Some streets and buildings are clearly identifiable. Among them, the aerial photo of Zhuke raised the alarm among American technology media and industry analysts, saying that Hsinchu is the world's advanced semiconductor manufacturing center and that one picture can convey Beijing's message.
Beijing has expanded its United Front propaganda. On October 31, the Chinese Embassy in the United States published several high-definition satellite images of Taiwan taken by China's "Jilin-1" on social media
There is but one #China in the world; #Taiwan is an inalienable part of China’s territory. Every inch of Taiwan Province, China, is vibrant under the“Jilin-1″ space satellite’s perspective. 🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳
💧Sun Moon Lake Sun Moon Lake ⛰Alishan Alishan 🏙Taipei City Taipei City ⚓️Taipei Port Taipei Port… pic.twitter.com/bOIvAdrSuy
— Chinese Embassy in US (@ChineseEmbinUS) October 31, 2025
pic.twitter.com/EuxsMPS4jf
— Chinese Embassy in US (@ChineseEmbinUS) October 31, 2025
Industry analyst Patrick Moorhead forwarded Zhuke’s image, emphasizing the importance of Zhuke, “Let me make it clear.” TSMC’s 12A wafer fab, 12B wafer fab and high-end back-end wafer fab are all located in Zhuke.
Let me be clearer. Here are the TSMC fabs currently in Hsinchu Science Park in Taiwan: Fab 12A/12B/20/3/5/8/2 and Advanced Backend Fab 1.
Oh, and $TSM HQ and the “Global R&D Center” where all the world’s advanced foundry IP is created to build all $NVDA, $AMD, $AVGO, $AAPL,… https://t.co/zpCTETPHKf pic.twitter.com/d0KiK19iYW
— Patrick Moorhead (@PatrickMoorhead) November 1, 2025
Moorhead also listed the famous manufacturers that cooperate with TSMC: "(Zhuke) also has TSMC headquarters and global R&D centers, which develop all the world's advanced wafer foundry intellectual property and use it to create chips for companies such as NVIDIA (NVIDIA), AMD, Broadcom, Apple and Qualcomm, as well as some recent products of Intel (Intel)."
American technology news website Tom’s Hardware pointed out today that although this tweet did not directly mention the chip, there is actually no need to explain it. Hsinchu is home to TSMC’s original wafer fab and the headquarters of MediaTek and UMC, as well as key government agencies responsible for Taiwan’s aerospace and chip strategy.
No other location on earth has as many cutting-edge logic process nodes as Hsinchu. This is the birthplace of the AI ​​graphics processor (GPU) that trains artificial intelligence models, the place where desktop and server central processing units (CPU) are etched into shape, and the place where the most advanced silicon intellectual property (silicon IP) is designed.
This is not the first time Beijing has tried to remind the world of Taiwan’s vulnerability. Tom’s Hardware reported that in recent months, the Chinese navy has carried out simulated blockades and inspected merchant ships in the Taiwan Strait, raising concerns about the possibility of cutting off chokepoints.
The cable system connecting Taiwan to the east coast of the United States, Japan, South Korea and China was damaged by a Cameroon-flagged cargo ship "Shun Hing 39" earlier this year, causing Taiwan to increase penalties for sabotaging submarine cables.
In addition, according to a recent special report by Reuters, U.S. officials have begun to simulate the worst-case scenario that the Bashi Channel, an important export channel for Taiwan's advanced wafers and electronic products, may face.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent even stated in September that the single most serious potential risk point for the global economy is that 99% of high-performance chips are produced in Taiwan.. As early as 2021, the White House assessment report warned that even a temporary decline in TSMC's production may affect various fields from data centers to national defense.
Tom’s Hardware pointed out, "The Chinese Embassy does not need to mention these situations directly. Under the current tense situation, a photo of Hsinchu is enough (to convey the message)."
