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Yes, the connection is weird. Prompted me to look up the numbers though. Apple could buy TSMC for cash, four times over... pretty incredible.
by xevb3k 8y ago
Yes, the connection is weird.
Prompted me to look up the numbers though. Apple could buy TSMC for cash, four times over... pretty incredible.
- j-pb 8y agoHoly... this _is_ incredible.
- baybal2 8y agoNo, they can't. Nobody will sell them TSMC, and even if they will, Chinese govt will shut that down.
- EliRivers 8y agoJust to check, are you saying the government of the Peoples Republic of China will shut that down, or the government of the Republic of China?
- chrischen 8y agoTaiwan is the latter. Taiwanese people consider themselves Chinese (both ethnically and nationally).
- EliRivers 8y agoExcept of course for the aboriginal Taiwanese, who viewed Chiang Kai-Shek and company to be occupiers. I would also suggest that saying the people of Taiwan consider themselves to be Chinese, ethnically and nationally, is true but not so helpful, given that the other China is similarly full of people who consider themselves to be Chinese, ethnically and nationally. What you said is true, but missing an awful lot of important distinction.
- chrischen 8y agoWell, better occupy than exterminate like in The US. Even before CKS there were ethnic Chinese that migrated to the island long before.
- greglindahl 8y agoI’ve never heard anyone from Taiwan refer to their government as the “Chinese government”
- chrischen 8y agoWell their passport has “Republic of China” printed on it. They officially have a claim over the physical land of Mainland China but deny mainland Chinese citizenship. For practical purposes most people would refer to it as Taiwan so as not to confuse laymen.
- tptptptptptp 8y agoI call BS on that Regarding the 2019 Taiwan Independence referendum, the Foundation’s data shows that 20.7% of the population are incredibly in favor of the vote and 28.8% generally approve, indicating that over half of the population support the referendum. https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3385076 https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3385076 Most Taiwanese consider Taiwan, China separate countries, poll suggests https://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2099286/most-taiwanese-consider-taiwan-china-separate-countries https://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/20... Nearly 70 percent of Taiwanese are willing to go to war if China were to attempt to annex Taiwan by force http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2018/04/20/2003691661 http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2018/04/20/20...
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- chrischen 8y agoHow do you call BS? Yes of course they consider the two separate countries. The issue isn’t that. The issue is which country is the historical continuation of “China” after WWII, and that’s not even what I’m talking about. I’m talking about ethnic and national identity; the argument over which government of China is legitimate was not part of the conversation. Taiwanese people are Chinese people, as is much of Singapore and Hong Kong. I’m not sure what your referendum links have to do with anything.
- baybal2 8y agoI meant another China, but given how NXP case went, nothing is impossible these days.
- Keyframe 8y ago> Chinese govt oh boy
- dogma1138 8y agoApple can buy anyone but it doesn’t matter, TSMC produces nearly 20 million wafers a year, Apple is a dip in the ocean when it comes to their production capacity.