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Re:TSMC Announces Intention to Build and Operate Advanced Se... by baybal2 on Friday May 15, 2020 @07:03AM (#23190775)
> The only thing preventing China from taking out Taiwan is the United States.

The only thing preventing China from taking out Taiwan is their mutual economic annihilation in case hostilities intensify.

Taiwan's relationship with the US has been at best ambivalent. Do not forget US was close to waving a hand on the island just a decade ago.

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Re:TSMC Announces Intention to Build and Operate Advanced Se... by pmart123 on Friday May 15, 2020 @01:33PM (#23194871)
https://www.defensenews.com/congress/2019/08/16/trump-oks-f-...

https://www.armyrecognition.com/april_2020_news_defense_glob...

It seems like the US has been more willing to sell Taiwan better military equipment recently?

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