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Re:US to ban transactions with ByteDance and WeChat in 45 days by peacefulhat on Thursday August 06, 2020 @11:55PM (#24078047)
USSR was isolated from the American economy. USA is doing everything in its power to destroy top tier Chinese companies and exploit local political situations.
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Re:US to ban transactions with ByteDance and WeChat in 45 days by keiferski on Friday August 07, 2020 @12:03AM (#24078120)
Both the US and the Soviets did these things and to a far greater degree.

As I said, we will likely see a Cold War scenario of two separate spheres of economic influence. The divestment process is already underway.

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Re:US to ban transactions with ByteDance and WeChat in 45 days by peacefulhat on Friday August 07, 2020 @12:23AM (#24078268)
TSMC has great potential to degrade into kinetic war.
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Re:US to ban transactions with ByteDance and WeChat in 45 days by bsder on Friday August 07, 2020 @04:18AM (#24079603)
That's why TSMC has started the process of putting fabs back into the US.

Lack of stability in the Pacific Rim is now more expensive long term than US labor costs.

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