> If they take it by force, they will take a smoking hole in the ground where all that "critical tech" used to be. Sure, but first, it's the rest of the world

> If they take it by force, they will take a smoking hole in the ground where all that "critical tech" used to be. Sure, but first, it's the rest of the world that loses it. With that tech manufacturing base gone, rest of the world might be forced to buy from china. China doesnt buy from Taiwan. Second, people and documents will still be around similar to germany's rocket scientists, they can be put to work. > Famous for getting tens of millions of his countrymen killed for no good reason? Sure, that too. Dictators don't care about pople... (Putin is doing it too and if anything, killing your own people solidifies power...) I was thinking more how he's perceived like some sort of deity by chinese people and was untouchable power wise.