Yangyang Cheng
@yangyangcheng.bsky.social
Research Scholar at Yale Law School studying the history of science in China and US-China relations. Particle physicist by training. Writer at various places. Editor at Made in China Journal. Co-host of Dissident at the Doorstep.
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"As the world appears entranced by faster chips and smarter electrical brains, elevating a company like TSMC to mythical status, few are pausing to ponder what the computing power is for—and who powers the computers?"
I review Honghong Tinn's important new book, Island Tinkerers, in @thenation.com:
I review Honghong Tinn's important new book, Island Tinkerers, in @thenation.com:
How Taiwan Became the Chipmaker for the World
A new book tells the story of the island-nation’s transformation into a central hub for technological development and manufacturing.
www.thenation.com
January 20, 2026 at 10:41 PM
"As the world appears entranced by faster chips and smarter electrical brains, elevating a company like TSMC to mythical status, few are pausing to ponder what the computing power is for—and who powers the computers?"
I review Honghong Tinn's important new book, Island Tinkerers, in @thenation.com:
I review Honghong Tinn's important new book, Island Tinkerers, in @thenation.com:
"As the world appears entranced by faster chips and smarter electrical brains, elevating a company like TSMC to mythical status, few are pausing to ponder what the computing power is for—and who powers the computers?"
I review Honghong Tinn's important new book, Island Tinkerers, in @thenation.com:
I review Honghong Tinn's important new book, Island Tinkerers, in @thenation.com:
How Taiwan Became the Chipmaker for the World
A new book tells the story of the island-nation’s transformation into a central hub for technological development and manufacturing.
www.thenation.com
January 20, 2026 at 10:41 PM
"As the world appears entranced by faster chips and smarter electrical brains, elevating a company like TSMC to mythical status, few are pausing to ponder what the computing power is for—and who powers the computers?"
I review Honghong Tinn's important new book, Island Tinkerers, in @thenation.com:
I review Honghong Tinn's important new book, Island Tinkerers, in @thenation.com:
Wish I could have been in that class!
January 20, 2026 at 4:57 AM
Wish I could have been in that class!
Many thanks to @davidmarcus.bsky.social for his patience and sharp edits, and to @thenation.com for the generous space and careful production: a shoutout to Gus at fact-checking!
Check out @honghongtinn.bsky.social's important new book, Island Tinkerers, here: mitpress.mit.edu/978026254938...
Check out @honghongtinn.bsky.social's important new book, Island Tinkerers, here: mitpress.mit.edu/978026254938...
January 19, 2026 at 11:27 PM
Many thanks to @davidmarcus.bsky.social for his patience and sharp edits, and to @thenation.com for the generous space and careful production: a shoutout to Gus at fact-checking!
Check out @honghongtinn.bsky.social's important new book, Island Tinkerers, here: mitpress.mit.edu/978026254938...
Check out @honghongtinn.bsky.social's important new book, Island Tinkerers, here: mitpress.mit.edu/978026254938...