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Re:Germany paying $5.5B for Intel fab by vimy on Tuesday June 07, 2022 @12:33PM (#31656811)
The point was that China’s leaders are emotional about it too. They grew up with the same propaganda.
Re:Germany paying $5.5B for Intel fab by pphysch on Tuesday June 07, 2022 @02:48PM (#31658521)
Beijing's interest in Taiwan is not emotional. It's as realist as it gets.

During the Opium Wars, foreign invaders occupied many of the mainland's ocean ports.

Taiwan, as part of the First Island Chain, represents a critical strategic asset for those wishing to control mainland China.