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If I were Taiwan, I’d be stationing troops at the facility as a dead man’s switch to destroy it if invaded.
by oneoff786 5y ago
If I were Taiwan, I’d be stationing troops at the facility as a dead man’s switch to destroy it if invaded.
- deltaonefour 5y agoNo, that's what'd you'd do if you were the US because China is your rival. This is what you want from a foreign perspective. If I was Taiwan, or in other words a shareholder or OWNER of TSMC, I wouldn't want something I own being destroyed. I would rather fold into the new regime and keep my original ownership.
- oneoff786 5y agoIf China has to eat the cost of the TSMC being destroyed, it’s probably less likely to invade. China in a large part depends on TSMC whether it “owns” Taiwan or not.
- deltaonefour 5y agoYeah good point. I didn't realize what you meant. I thought you meant Taiwan should take a scorched earth policy, but you're really saying that Taiwan should advertise this policy as a defensive measure. Whether they carry it out is a different matter. Makes sense.