> It would be in the mainland's interest to keep TSMC running... It would also be in the mainland's interests to not be engaging in a massive military build-up

> It would be in the mainland's interest to keep TSMC running... It would also be in the mainland's interests to not be engaging in a massive military build-up. Similar for quite a few major policies and behaviors which they've been indulging in for years now. Perhaps the CCP is not a rational actor, at least as we might prefer to account such things?