It's really odd to fathom who someone would not understand why Xi wants to take Taiwan, and 'chips' has nothing to do with it. People need to take a much, much

It's really odd to fathom who someone would not understand why Xi wants to take Taiwan, and 'chips' has nothing to do with it. People need to take a much, much broader mindset. China views Taiwan as part of China, and that's that. I personally don't, and the Taiwanese population ought to chose what they want without material interference, and 'we' should respect that by recognizing their sovereignty and statehood if that's what they want, much like at this point we ought to be recognizing Palestine as a state, if that's what they want. Russia's invasion of Ukraine is pure classical Imperialism, Ukraine is a 'sub Russian vassal' and Russian Imperialism is part of the Russian identity - it was 'secularized' during the time of USSR, now it's just old school. If you look at geopolitics from the 19th century it's all very clear. That said, it is odd Apple would do this in Taiwan, and, it's a much bigger jump than people think. This is a bold move and will reshape what Apple is, and maybe what a true international megacorp of the future looks like. It could also make them more fragile and if they start to falter, it could really fall apart. You need a lot to work well for this to be pulled off.