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I absolutely agree. The political reality of the current US/Taiwan relationship is so absurd. We sell fighter jets to a country we don't even officially recogn
by beerandt 6y ago
I absolutely agree.
The political reality of the current US/Taiwan relationship is so absurd. We sell fighter jets to a country we don't even officially recognize. That's not some CIA insurrection level slush fund.
Which always reminds me that no matter what "inviable" international laws or standards the civilized world pretends to adhere to, that it's all a sham, and sovereign nations, especially the US, can find a way to legally justify whatever the hell it is they want to do.
- Rapzid 6y agoAnd the "T" in TSMC is, of course, for "Taiwan". They aren't simply a geopolitical asset as an ally in the Indo Pacific strategy acting a buffer against CCP influence; they are a manufacturing partner supplying critical infrastructure that is likely considered of national security interest to the West.