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If they are "lightyears behind", and everyone on HN thinks that China will invade Taiwan in order to get chips, then why the ** is the US trying to cripple Chin
by FooBarWidget 4y ago
If they are "lightyears behind", and everyone on HN thinks that China will invade Taiwan in order to get chips, then why the ** is the US trying to cripple China's domestic semiconductor industry?!? Isn't this a self-fulfulling prophecy? If HNers are so concerned about Taiwan's peace and independence then why aren't HNers protesting more against the US' effort to cripple China's semiconductor industry so that China has no incentive to invade Taiwan for chips?
These questions are only half rhetorical. I really want to hear what people have to say about this.
- vineyardmike 4y ago> and everyone on HN thinks that China will invade Taiwan in order to get chips Most everyone things China will invade Taiwan because they want to own the land. It was once part of "china" but now is a (politically unrecognized) separate nation. Everyone thinks that the only reason not to invade is that warfare will surely destroy all semiconductor manufacturing on the island. The US wants to cripple the Chinese semiconductor industry to ensure that Taiwan can't be invaded without severely hurting the Chinese economy.