Chip shortage could draw US into conflict with China: War game finds American dependence on semiconductors from Taiwan may be the flashpoint for major crisis – US think tank issued report on a semiconductor war game scenario on Thursday – Finds that US reliance on Taiwan for semiconductors could be crisis flashpoint – Taiwan makes more than half of all chips worldwide, and 92% of advanced chips – Self-governed island views its semiconductor industry as a ‘silicon shield’ – Taipei expects US to defend it from military action to preserve chip supply – But China is just as likely to…