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Taiwan being abandoned to its mainland neighbor, maybe?
by joelthelion 2y ago
Taiwan being abandoned to its mainland neighbor, maybe?
- skandinaff 2y agoBut what about all the semiconductor industry that US companies, esp now with AI advancement rely on so heavily?
- archagon 2y agoTrump will make a deal with Xi to give him access to the industry post-takeover.
- polotics 2y ago"make" => "try to and fail", as some people are harder to maneuver than, it seems, the American public
- kragen 2y agoHe won't need one, because Taiwan's semiconductor industry will be destroyed during the takeover and require a decade or more to rebuild.
- michaelt 2y agoThe UK thought they had a 50 year agreement with China to guaratee Hong Kong's democracy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sino-British_Joint_Declaration https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sino-British_Joint_Declaration Turns out if the other country decides they are altering the deal, and you don't have any leverage - the bit of paper isn't worth all that much in practice. Would you repeat the same feat with Taiwan, if you were in Trump's place?
- pineaux 2y agoNah