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Why wouldn't the US and China go to war over Taiwan? Both countries plan for that possibility. China perceives the US as weak, divided and unwilling to sacrific
by dash2 5y ago
Why wouldn't the US and China go to war over Taiwan? Both countries plan for that possibility. China perceives the US as weak, divided and unwilling to sacrifice for foreign wars. It has said it wants to resolve the Taiwan issue.
- DeathArrow 5y agoUS can't afford to not go to war if China invades Taiwan. Otherwise they will lose access to much of the semiconductors supply and also they will become irrelevant for international affairs. Nobody will care about US anymore. But China also can't afford to invade Taiwan. That will be a major economic and political disaster. It would bring China back 20 years. Regardless of actually winning the war or not.
- mrep 5y agoHow would the US lose access without all other countries also losing access putting everyone on equal footing? I highly doubt the foundries would survive an invasion.
- esturk 5y agoThe foundries aren't nearly the lifeline people think it is. If China uses sneak attacks to destroy all the foundries, then what? Do you suppose US won't intervene? If US will still intervene then it was never the critical piece to begin with.