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Re:Daniel Ellsberg: The 90-year-old whistleblower tempting p... by lmm on Monday June 07, 2021 @01:47AM (#27419399)
The political dynamics are very different if China invades after US recognition of Taiwan rather than before. (Especially if they station a tripwire force there like in Estonia).
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Re:Daniel Ellsberg: The 90-year-old whistleblower tempting p... by refenestrator on Monday June 07, 2021 @10:43PM (#27430085)
As of right now, TSMC is the same as a tripwire force, and IMO the Chinese leadership knows that. But hopefully that will stop being true as this Arizona facility comes online and we regain top-tier capabilities.

If it stops being a critical national security issue for us? I don't really care. Like, I'm for self-determination and all that but I don't care more about Taiwan than I do about Yemen, and I and the rest of America definitely do not care about Yemen.

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Re:Daniel Ellsberg: The 90-year-old whistleblower tempting p... by lmm on Monday June 07, 2021 @11:25PM (#27430332)
> As of right now, TSMC is the same as a tripwire force

No it isn't. China can occupy Taiwan without killing thousands of US soldiers. That matters, politically.

> If it stops being a critical national security issue for us? I don't really care. Like, I'm for self-determination and all that but I don't care more about Taiwan than I do about Yemen

It's not about Taiwan, it's about China. If they successfully annex Taiwan they'll eat the rest of the world too, one bite at a time, and drawing the line in the sand will get harder and harder.

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