Control the water supply and you control everything. Now you get tribute like the Qing did. It's not like TSMC can be picked up and moved somewhere else. The

Control the water supply and you control everything. Now you get tribute like the Qing did. It's not like TSMC can be picked up and moved somewhere else. The world economy has become addicted to TSMC, and it will pay the dealer's price. Certainly China can't run Taiwan any better. But the CCP has learned how not to "kill the golden goose" of capitalism as they crush democracy. They are the world experts at doing this. They will mangle Taiwanese society completely, but without significantly damaging its economy. Hong Kong is the practice round.