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Re:Samsung plans $17B chip plant in Taylor, Texas by swagasaurus-rex on Wednesday November 24, 2021 @01:06PM (#29333034)
Xi Jinping has been threatening invasion for years, and before that, decades of CCP threats.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-58854081

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Re:Samsung plans $17B chip plant in Taylor, Texas by trasz on Wednesday November 24, 2021 @04:23PM (#29335330)
>he said unification in a "peaceful manner" was "most in line with the overall interest of the Chinese nation, including Taiwan compatriots".

Are you sure that’s the article you wanted to link to?

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Re:Samsung plans $17B chip plant in Taylor, Texas by whichfawkes on Wednesday November 24, 2021 @05:49PM (#29336108)
As far as American access to semiconductors goes, it doesn't matter if the takeover is peaceful or not. Chinese control over Taiwan could easily disrupt the supply chain through tariffs, export bans, backdoored hardware, etc etc.
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Re:Samsung plans $17B chip plant in Taylor, Texas by trasz on Thursday November 25, 2021 @05:57AM (#29340200)
Yes, China could do what the US is doing right now. So what?
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