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Re:TSMC looks to double down on U.S. chip factories as talks... by dnautics on Friday May 14, 2021 @10:59PM (#27161916)
Suppose china invades Taiwan. Then what? They become a pariah state and lose all of their international trading partners for things like oil. Something like 50% of Chinese agriculture is dependent on foreign oil inputs...
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Re:TSMC looks to double down on U.S. chip factories as talks... by magicsmoke on Saturday May 15, 2021 @12:51AM (#27162479)
Not sure Russia, Iran, or the Saudis give a shit about Taiwan.

China only loses its oil shipments if it can't secure shipping through the Indian ocean or build an overland alternative. It won't make a move until those are complete.

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Re:TSMC looks to double down on U.S. chip factories as talks... by dnautics on Saturday May 15, 2021 @02:00PM (#27167415)
How does it even get to the Indian ocean? Will Indonesia let china-bound oil tankers through? Will Chinese oil tankers need to go around Australia to get to Iran or Saudi Arabia?
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