If China invades Taiwan then that’s WW3
panda_abyss@lemmy.ca 20 hours ago
What happens to Taiwan when China is competitive on chips?
I could see them deciding to invade, Taiwan destroys their fabs, and then China gets a monopoly but also sanctions.
The west ultimately ends up unable to build chips and China has a global monopoly.
SoftestSapphic@lemmy.world 19 hours ago
MedicPigBabySaver@lemmy.world 19 hours ago
Why? Trump won’t do anything. What other countries have protection treaties?
BeardedGingerWonder@feddit.uk 14 hours ago
Have Intel and Samsung stopped making chips recently?
Quetzalcutlass@lemmy.world 7 hours ago
Taiwan being invaded would make the current component shortages look like nothing in comparison. TSMC fabricates the vast majority of high-end chips used by nearly every computer and smartphone. They have nearly a two-thirds market share while the next biggest player (Samsung) has around 10%, and Intel barely registers. If you want high-yield nanometer-scale precision, TSMC is practically your only real choice.
BeardedGingerWonder@feddit.uk 2 hours ago
My comment was more about the Chinese monopoly that would ensue if TSMC were taken out.
Amnesigenic@lemmy.ml 13 hours ago
China’s not going to invade anything, popular support for peaceful reunification is higher than ever and the US is giving Taiwan and the rest of the world new reasons to distance themselves from us all the time. All China has to do is sit back and watch as we voluntarily shit the bed, they’ll get Taiwan and probably more with no sanctions or bloodshed.
jumjummy@lemmy.world 11 hours ago
What are you talking about?
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Yeah that tracks. No, support for Taiwanese unification with China is not gaining support. Look at the posturing China is doing with its military. Look at the steps Japan is starting to take to prepare for this possibility.
umbrella@lemmy.ml 4 hours ago
ad hominem is always the best argument you crybabies have.
OhVenus_Baby@lemmy.ml 8 hours ago
Not all . ml people are crazy cases. Its not guilty by association. I joined ML early in its life with the Reddit exodus because it was the developer instance and I thought this would have note programming and tech people on this instance.
Amnesigenic@lemmy.ml 9 hours ago
I’m right, cry about it patriot
justaman123@lemmy.world 3 hours ago
I wish you were right, I think China values long term thinkers in a way that the West does not due to the pressures of capitalism and specifically short term share holder value. But at a certain point the loss of life math that China has on a spreadsheet favors invading Taiwan.