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Re:TSMC Announces Intention to Build and Operate Advanced Se... by nabla9 on Friday May 15, 2020 @04:52AM (#23190189)
The whole point of US Taiwan policy and the wording of US-Taiwan Relations Act is to make it sure that the US can refuse to war against China if it attacks Taiwan.

US has treaties with South Korea and Japan that make it it clear that the US will defend them if they are under attack. The Taiwan treaty is worded in a way that US may provide assistance or limited support in a war.

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Re:TSMC Announces Intention to Build and Operate Advanced Se... by baybal2 on Friday May 15, 2020 @07:08AM (#23190805)
> US has treaties with South Korea and Japan that make it it clear that the US will defend them if they are under attack.

A quadrilateral nuclear disarmament treaty with Ukraine the US has signed has even more explicit wording, yet...

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Re:TSMC Announces Intention to Build and Operate Advanced Se... by nabla9 on Friday May 15, 2020 @07:46AM (#23191042)
The explicit wording states that in case violent action they would seek immediate Security Council action. That is toothless assurance when Russia is permanent member of security council.
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