--- title: Palantir’s defence chief says the AI race raises the... description: Palantir's defence chief Mike Gallagher says the global AI race makes it more tempting for Xi Jinping to seize Taiwan before China may be unable to catch up.... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/palantir-s-defence-chief-says-the-ai-race-raises-the-risk-to-taiwan-o7c5lpenu twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Palantir’s defence chief says the AI race raises the risk to Taiwan | daily.dev og:description: Palantir's defence chief Mike Gallagher says the global AI race makes it more tempting for Xi Jinping to seize Taiwan before China may be unable to catch up.... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/palantir-s-defence-chief-says-the-ai-race-raises-the-risk-to-taiwan-o7c5lpenu og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/O7C5lPenu.png og:image:alt: Palantir’s defence chief says the AI race raises the risk to Taiwan og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Palantir’s defence chief says the AI race raises the risk to Taiwan **[The Next Web](https://daily.dev/sources/tnw)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Palantir's defence chief Mike Gallagher says the global AI race makes it more tempting for Xi Jinping to seize Taiwan before China may be unable to catch up. Taiwan is home to TSMC, the top maker of advanced AI chips. Gallagher warns that if China takes Taiwan, it could control or disable TSMC and hold the world economy hostage. A US intelligence assessment from March found an invasion would be 'extremely challenging' with a high risk of failure, though China has stepped up coast guard patrols off Taiwan's east coast. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### Why does Palantir's defense chief think the AI race increases the risk of a Chinese invasion of Taiwan Mike Gallagher argues that if the US pulls ahead in AI, Xi Jinping may feel this is his last chance to seize Taiwan before China falls permanently behind. Taiwan hosts TSMC, the leading maker of advanced AI chips, and Gallagher warns that capturing or disabling TSMC would let Beijing hold the global economy hostage. _Those weighing AI and chip supply chain risk can track geopolitical developments like this on daily.dev._ ### What did the US intelligence assessment say about the risk of a Chinese invasion of Taiwan A March assessment concluded that an invasion of Taiwan 'would be extremely challenging and carry a high risk of failure' for China, suggesting near-term military action remains unlikely despite rising rhetoric. China has nonetheless increased coast guard patrols along Taiwan's east coast. _Developers tracking supply chain and chip risk follow stories like this on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [So, will China really win the AI race?](https://daily.dev/posts/so-will-china-really-win-the-ai-race--gmig1qfvj) · TechCentral · 1 upvotes · 1 comments - [China is increasingly keeping its best AI talent to itself](https://daily.dev/posts/china-is-increasingly-keeping-its-best-ai-talent-to-itself-rhfqhd11v) · TechCrunch · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [China plans to block US investment in its top AI firms without government approval](https://daily.dev/posts/china-plans-to-block-us-investment-in-its-top-ai-firms-without-government-approval-b2glxkevk) · The Next Web · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [China is closing in on US tech lead despite constraints](https://daily.dev/posts/china-is-closing-in-on-us-tech-lead-despite-constraints-h3iqbb7db) · TechCentral · 1 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#gpu](https://daily.dev/tags/gpu) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/palantir-s-defence-chief-says-the-ai-race-raises-the-risk-to-taiwan-o7c5lpenu) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Palantir’s defence chief says the AI race raises the risk to Taiwan","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/palantir-s-defence-chief-says-the-ai-race-raises-the-risk-to-taiwan-o7c5lpenu","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/palantir-s-defence-chief-says-the-ai-race-raises-the-risk-to-taiwan-o7c5lpenu"},"datePublished":"2026-10-28T19:42:15.940Z","dateModified":"2026-10-28T21:35:07.707Z","description":"Palantir's defence chief Mike Gallagher says the global AI race makes it more tempting for Xi Jinping to seize Taiwan before China may be unable to catch up....","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/7e1be2c24a60af2242638daf532fdf4c?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/7e1be2c24a60af2242638daf532fdf4c?_a=AQAEuop","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"The Next Web","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"The Next Web","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/t_logo,f_auto/v1/logos/tnw","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/tnw"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/palantir-s-defence-chief-says-the-ai-race-raises-the-risk-to-taiwan-o7c5lpenu","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":0},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"gpu","timeRequired":"PT3M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"The Next Web","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/tnw"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Palantir’s defence chief says the AI race raises the risk to Taiwan"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/palantir-s-defence-chief-says-the-ai-race-raises-the-risk-to-taiwan-o7c5lpenu#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"Why does Palantir's defense chief think the AI race increases the risk of a Chinese invasion of Taiwan","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Mike Gallagher argues that if the US pulls ahead in AI, Xi Jinping may feel this is his last chance to seize Taiwan before China falls permanently behind. 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