Re:Intel to spend $20B on two new chip factories in Arizona
by account42 on Tuesday March 30, 2021 @10:27AM
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> The reason for that is because both Taiwan and China insist that you either recognize Taiwan xor you recognize China, but you cannot recognize both.
The only reason Taiwan "insists" on that is because of the threat of invasion if they declare independence. Just because a bully tells you to stop hitting yourself while they smack your hand into your face does not mean the bully is not doing the hitting.
Re:Intel to spend $20B on two new chip factories in Arizona
by jcranmer on Tuesday March 30, 2021 @11:35AM
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Not quite so. Taiwan was ruled by the losers of China's civil war until about the 1990s (the modern party counterpart is the KMT). From their perspective, "One China" is about "we deserve to own all of China" and concomitant refusal to accept their loss in the war. Their opposing party (the DPP) instead advocates Taiwanese independence and refused to support the "One China" policy, but have declined to make any strident moves towards changing policy in power essentially for the reasons you mention.
Re:Intel to spend $20B on two new chip factories in Arizona
by blackrock on Tuesday March 30, 2021 @10:48PM
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You’re changing the story to suit your own narrative. The Civil War in China is not over. And it was never settled.
Before this, the bully was the Taiwan government. Then they lost the mainland, and fled to Taiwan, where they got sheltered by the Americans.
And now, you’re saying that the government on the mainland is now the bully over little Taiwan.
But the fact remains, that the last stage of the Chinese Civil War is not over.
Re:Intel to spend $20B on two new chip factories in Arizona
by ekianjo on Tuesday March 30, 2021 @11:28PM
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> Additionally, world wars are never triggered intentionally
History is useless since none of the previous world wars had nuclear powers at play. You can't compare before and after. Like, not at all.
Additionally, world wars are never triggered intentionally. World War I broke out essentially because the decision makers ignored the wider consequences of +1'ing their opponent's military preparations (one author characterizes it as Europe sleepwalking into war). World War II broke out unexpectedly because Hitler underestimated the spine the Allies had when he requested they add Danzig to his list of silver platters. World War III will likely break out when someone crosses a red line to one party that isn't clearly communicated to another party--and a Chinese attempt to invade Taiwan is one of the likelier options on that list.