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Re:France recalls US and AU ambassadors over sub-deal by throwaway210222 on Sunday September 19, 2021 @03:39AM (#28582454)
> I think the US is pretty reasonably concluding that France, and Europe overall, are not going to 'mobilize' against China regardless.

Correct - by ommission.

After the UK, the USA, China, and France all squirmed out of their various signed, macho commitments to the Ukraine [1], I doubt anyone is turning up on match-day in Taiwan.

[1]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budapest_Memorandum_on_Securit...

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Re:France recalls US and AU ambassadors over sub-deal by fmajid on Sunday September 19, 2021 @04:57AM (#28582791)
Ukraine is worthless, like Afghanistan. Taiwan controls the world supply of advanced microprocessors, and is the most valuable strategic prize of all.
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Re:France recalls US and AU ambassadors over sub-deal by throwaway210222 on Sunday September 19, 2021 @06:42AM (#28583246)
> Taiwan controls the world supply of advanced microprocessors,

If I'm to be bet on this: the USA will put TMSC onto cargo ships (including the staff) and take it back to to the USA long before they get involved in a drawn out shooting war.

And, when that happens, Taiwan is - as you so brutaly pointed out - in the same boat as Ukraine.

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