emergency assistance for quake-hit Taiwan. powerful quakes. city shot of Taiwan, one- or two-shot investments, one-and-done. run-of-the-mill. “But if it is a one-and-done effort, there is reason to question how effective it will be.”

 

Japan FM Kamikawa announces $1 mil. emergency assistance for quake-hit Taiwan

One feared dead, dozens injured in most powerful Taiwan quake in 25 years.

The powerful earthquake damaged dozens of buildings and prompted tsunami warnings that extended to Japan and the Philippines before being lifted.

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“LIVE: City shot of Taipei after 7.2 magnitude earthquake hits

A city shot of Taipei, Taiwan, after strong 7.2 magnitude earthquake hits.

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 if it is a one-and-done effort, there is reason to question how effective it will be.”

Past efforts to bolster the chip industry with one- or two-shot investments, back when Japan was the primary competitor, turned into spectacular failures.

The most vivid was the discovery during the coronavirus pandemic of how fragile the supply of critical goods could be — from surgical masks to the precursors for vaccines to the run-of-the-mill chips needed to produce cars and washing machines. 

run-of-the-mill 

run-of-the-mill

/ˌrʌnəvðəˈmɪl/

adjective

1. lacking unusual or special aspects; ordinary.

   "a run-of-the-mill job"

one-and-done

 — done, or doing something, only once and never again: This is not a one and done process.