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>When China invades Taiwan and the US military destroys the TSMC fabs I'm shocked the sentiment has gone so quickly from "things that are not gonna happen" to

by s_dev 3y ago

>When China invades Taiwan and the US military destroys the TSMC fabs I'm shocked the sentiment has gone so quickly from "things that are not gonna happen" to "just in case" to "when". Every armchair politician on HN for the last 5 years has been regurgitating -- island is too far from China for a sea invasion, straight of malaka consequences etc

988747 3y ago
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Dalewyn 3y ago
The state of the world five years ago was drastically different to what it is today. Being a warmongerer and dictating diplomatic affairs with real mobilization of brute force has become a lot more realistic and practical now. China is serious about their One China policy and it's only a question of when they think it's their moment to strike. Russia has already demonstrated for them, sacrificial lamb style, that warmongering does not actually carry significant penalties on the world stage if you're already estranged from the west to begin with. And before anyone says I'm a Russian and/or Chinese apologist: No. I fucking hate this state of affairs. I would much prefer a world in which we can live in relative peace. Sadly, we aren't and can't back(ing) up our desires and demands for peace with tangible repercussions against those that violate it.
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