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You realize that USA is already economically dependent on China, right? No one can easily replace half a trillion per year in exported goods. Taiwan being an a
by pphysch 5y ago
You realize that USA is already economically dependent on China, right? No one can easily replace half a trillion per year in exported goods.
Taiwan being an autonomous province of PRC would not significantly change the current economic relationship between USA and China. In fact, it would probably improve it by resolving unnecessary tension.
- redis_mlc 5y ago> You realize that USA is already economically dependent on China, right? This is a naive analysis. The facts are that: - China imports about half of its food and energy, the US doesn't - China has blocked capital exports since 2016, so there's no point in selling into the China market for foreign companies. - The CCP is afraid of even 1% unemployment, let alone 10%, due to stability concerns. The corona plague plus unemployment equals their loss of "the mandate of heaven." The exception is if the CCP decides to sacrifice half their population, which Mao once said (and Xi is a clone of Mao.) The US can and should decouple from China, like Japan is. When Trump gets re-elected for his third term, expect it.
- slimebot 5y agoI see it differently. China and USA are both dependant on Taiwan. China and USA are diverging with or without war. The question is will Taiwan's capacity be claimed by China, or will it be massively downgraded.