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Wouldn't it also be an incentive for war if a country is a) mostly independent because it produces a lot of technology domestically b) the next-in-line for supp
by tgsovlerkhgsel 7y ago
Wouldn't it also be an incentive for war if a country is a) mostly independent because it produces a lot of technology domestically b) the next-in-line for supplying the tech to the world if the current main supplier disappears?
Isn't China in exactly that position?
- joe_the_user 7y agoWhat you describe would be an incentive if China was able to capture Taiwan and it's technology intact with a short war. But most reports I read make that sound impossible given that Taiwan is quite well armed and determined to resist China. Of course, I'm not an expert here.
- tgsovlerkhgsel 7y agoNo, my assumption is that a war would leave Taiwan scorched and useless to anyone. "a) mostly independent because it produces a lot of technology domestically" would ensure that China doesn't suffer from the lack of availability due to this destruction, and "b) the next-in-line for supplying the tech to the world if the current main supplier disappears" would ensure China profits. That assumes these two assumptions are actually true.