Taiwanese woman: “TSMC has better water quality than the local population”

The Taiwanese artist Su Yu Hsin is researching the water conflicts between farmers and the chip manufacturer TSMC in Taiwan. They are also warning the people of Dresden.

Taiwanese artist Su Yu Hsin knows about the economic importance of TSMC, but she also warns about the ecological consequences. She says: "TSMC's profits are more predictable than Taiwan's rainfall." — Taiwanese artist Su Yu Hsin knows about the economic importance of TSMC, but she also warns about the ecological consequences. She says: “TSMC's profits are more predictable than rainfall in Taiwan.”
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A woman in a blue shirt holds a hose in her hand, pumping thousands of liters of water from the river into a large truck tanker. “They lost their jobs due to automation.” “Now she's a water tanker driver,” explains Taiwanese Su Yu Hshin, looking at the screen. In the video, the woman gets into the truck and starts the engine. “She's going to drive an hour to the TSMC chip factory,” says Su, who made the video about the Taiwanese giant. The 34-year-old artist has been studying the environmental impact of the Taiwanese company TSMC for years.

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Taiwanese woman: “TSMC has better water quality than the local population”