Like I've said, part of the reason why the West has been doing this half-assed proxy war in Ukraine is because Ukraine isn't an ally nor is it a nation worth saving for any kind of resources.

Taiwan on the other hand has a functional government - one that is somewhat corrupt (but what government isn't?) but very stable with a populace that is staunchly anti-Communist and like you pointed out, is a key distributor of chips.

We are explicitly allies with Taiwan as well. If China decides to be idiots I don't think the US will hesitate to defend them. They're a much different situation than Ukraine.