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19 questions answered in 4 published briefs · Updated 1 Oct 2026

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Exposure Brief · X 001 · 11 questionsTSMC's geopolitical exposure sits on one island, not in its China sales

GeopoliticalGeotechnologyCover and at a glance30 Sep 2026
Where does TSMC's geopolitical exposure sit: in its China sales or on one island?

“Mainly a Taiwan continuity exposure, not a China-demand one: Taiwan-only nodes earned 33 per cent of second-quarter 2026 wafer revenue, China-based customers 6 per cent, until leading-edge volume starts elsewhere.”

The brief’s reading of the evidence; not a registered forecast.

Primary Taiwan, Province of China Affected China

Countries in this questionTaiwan, Province of ChinaChina
GeoeconomicGeopolitical05. China-based customers are a small and falling share of revenue30 Sep 2026
Is TSMC's geopolitical exposure mainly its China sales?

“No. China-based customers were 6% of 2Q26 revenue, down from 12% in 2023.”

The brief’s reading of the evidence; not a registered forecast.

Primary Taiwan, Province of China Affected China

Countries in this questionTaiwan, Province of ChinaChina
Geotechnology02. Every fab producing 3nm or 2nm in volume is in Taiwan30 Sep 2026
Where are TSMC's newest nodes made?

“In Taiwan: Fab 18 (3nm) and Fabs 20 and 22 (2nm), on TSMC's table of 28 Feb 2026.”

The brief’s reading of the evidence; not a registered forecast.

Primary Taiwan, Province of China Affected United States of America, Japan, China, Germany

GeotechnologyGeoeconomic03. Nodes of 7nm and below earned 77% of wafer revenue in 2Q2630 Sep 2026
How much revenue rides on those nodes?

“3nm and 2nm earned 33% of 2Q26 wafer revenue; 7nm and below, 77%.”

The brief’s reading of the evidence; not a registered forecast.

Primary Taiwan, Province of China

Geoeconomic04. Two unnamed customers took 36% of 2025 net revenue30 Sep 2026
How concentrated are TSMC's customers?

“The two largest took 36% of 2025 net revenue; the ten largest, 78%.”

The brief’s reading of the evidence; not a registered forecast.

Primary Taiwan, Province of China

GeoeconomicGeopolitical06. The overseas build-out costs TSMC 2 to 4 points of gross margin, on its own guidance30 Sep 2026
What does the overseas build-out cost, by TSMC's own guidance?

“2 to 3 points of gross margin early, 3 to 4 points later.”

The brief’s reading of the evidence; not a registered forecast.

Primary Taiwan, Province of China Affected United States of America, Japan, Germany

GeopoliticalGeotechnology12. Eight signposts, each read from a public source30 Sep 2026
What would change this reading?

“3nm or 2nm volume production reported outside Taiwan, or China-based revenue back above a tenth.”

The brief’s reading of the evidence; not a registered forecast.

Primary Taiwan, Province of China Affected China

Countries in this questionTaiwan, Province of ChinaChina
Geopolitical08. The pathways differ mainly in what they do to the Taiwan concentration30 Sep 2026
How do the pathways differ for TSMC?

“The source edition translated a US–China outlook into three pathways for TSMC. None of them is scored here, and this edition does not rank them.”

The brief’s reading of the evidence; not a registered forecast.

Primary Taiwan, Province of China Affected United States of America, China

Geopolitical09. A quarantine or blockade of Taiwan is treated as a separate tail30 Sep 2026
What would a quarantine or blockade of Taiwan expose?

“In that tail the exposed quantity is the leading-edge franchise, not a revenue slice: the nodes made only in Taiwan earned 33% of 2Q26 wafer revenue, and 7nm and below 77%.”

The brief’s reading of the evidence; not a registered forecast.

Primary Taiwan, Province of China

GeotechnologyGeopolitical05. China-based customers are a small and falling share of revenue30 Sep 2026
What does the export-control record show for TSMC's China operations?

“TSMC's Nanjing fab (16nm) received US-origin items under a Validated End-User authorization until December 2025. TSMC reports that the U.S. Department of Commerce then granted TSMC Nanjing an annual export licence”

The brief’s reading of the evidence; not a registered forecast.

Primary Taiwan, Province of China Affected United States of America, China

Geoeconomic10. The next dated TSMC disclosure falls on 15 October 202630 Sep 2026
When is the next dated TSMC disclosure?

“TSMC's third-quarter 2026 results were not yet published; its results conference is scheduled for 15 Oct 2026, with a quiet period from 5 to 14 Oct.”

The brief’s reading of the evidence; not a registered forecast.

Primary Taiwan, Province of China

Where Taiwan, Province of China is affected

Theme Brief · T 001 · 3 questionsCan Canada become a material energy supplier beyond the United States?

GeoeconomicAnswer (cover, at a glance, executive summary)30 Sep 2026
Can Canada become a material energy supplier beyond the United States?

“It has started, but small: in 12 months to July 2026, 11.3 of 96.8 bcm of gas exports and 32.6 of 256.0 million m³ of crude went beyond the US.”

The brief’s reading of the evidence; not a registered forecast.

Primary Canada Affected United States of America, Republic of Korea, China, Japan, Taiwan, Province of China, Viet Nam, Thailand, Philippines

Geoeconomic03. The gas cargo went to seven Asian destinations, all under long-term licences30 Sep 2026
Where did Canada's LNG export cargoes go?

“122 export cargo records, June 2025 to July 2026: Korea 46, China 36, Japan 25, Taiwan 10, three others 5.”

The brief’s reading of the evidence; not a registered forecast.

Primary Canada Affected Republic of Korea, China, Japan, Taiwan, Province of China, Viet Nam, Thailand, Philippines

Geoeconomic19. For Asian gas buyers, the supply is demonstrated, small and single-sourced30 Sep 2026
What does Canadian LNG supply offer Asian gas buyers?

“For this class the question is reliability, and the measured answer is: demonstrated, small and single-sourced.”

The brief’s reading of the evidence; not a registered forecast.

Primary Canada Affected Republic of Korea, China, Japan, Taiwan, Province of China, Viet Nam, Thailand, Philippines

Country Outlook · C 003 · 3 questionsIs exposure to China three risks or one?

GeoeconomicGeotechnologyGeopolitical06. Seven domains are assessed, and the Taiwan chip base rates high for the most reader types30 Sep 2026
Which domains carry exposure to China, and for which readers?

“Only the Taiwan chip base is high for five reader types; supply and compliance are high for exporters and operators.”

The brief’s reading of the evidence; not a registered forecast.

Primary China Affected Taiwan, Province of China

Countries in this questionChinaTaiwan, Province of China
GeopoliticalGeotechnology09. A Taiwan crisis would be a supply-chain event before it is a security event30 Sep 2026
How did the source's analysts read the likely form of a Taiwan crisis?

“The source's analysts read any near-term move as likelier to begin as a quarantine or blockade than as an assault (AEI and ISW, The Diplomat, as cited by the source; as researched 19 Jul 2026).”

The brief’s reading of the evidence; not a registered forecast.

Primary China Affected Taiwan, Province of China, United States of America

Geopolitical17. The source's ten tail scenarios are kept, without their odds30 Sep 2026
What could break the picture of exposure to China?

“The ten tails are kept as named ways the picture could break, each with its early sign; the structure of the axes is in the annex.”

The brief’s reading of the evidence; not a registered forecast.

Primary China Affected Taiwan, Province of China, Japan, Philippines

Country Outlook · C 004 · 2 questionsIs the main US risk for business now US policy itself?

Geopolitical05. US strategy ran primacy and retrenchment at once, and allies priced the difference30 Sep 2026
How are allies reading US strategy?

“The source treated allies as re-pricing the credibility of US commitments rather than US capability.”

The brief’s reading of the evidence; not a registered forecast.

Primary United States of America Affected Taiwan, Province of China, Germany

GeopoliticalGeotechnology25. Six systemic tails sit outside the axes30 Sep 2026
What systemic tails sit outside the US outlook?

“The source's reading was that four of the six have a US decision somewhere in the chain that would set them off, and that they are correlated through the war: treating them as independent understates the joint exposure.”

The brief’s reading of the evidence; not a registered forecast.

Primary United States of America Affected Taiwan, Province of China

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