Re:Speak softly, and carry a big chip
by ergonaught on Sunday January 22, 2023 @12:12AM
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I suspect you are mistaken about the USA's willingness to go to war over Taiwan.
At this point, an attack on Taiwan is an attack on the USA. I suspect China is very much aware of this.
Re:Speak softly, and carry a big chip
by morpheos137 on Sunday January 22, 2023 @01:38AM
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I suspect if the USA goes to war with China over Taiwan it will lose.
The USA would lose in Taiwan, or would lose a greater war.
The first seems reasonable enough given the proximity to China and Chinese hypersonic missles. The second seems rather fuzzy.
Re:Speak softly, and carry a big chip
by andromeduck on Sunday January 22, 2023 @04:46AM
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Doubtful because an attack on Taiwan would also be an attack on Japanese and Korean trade.
The three gorges dam is also hangs a bit of a sword of Damocles for china. A few good hits is as good as a nuke.
> At this point, an attack on Taiwan is an attack on the USA.
Who or what are you citing? That isn't US policy as far as I know. I can't recall any US president, political party, etc. taking that position.
It seems unlikely that US and west would get involved in a direct major military conflict with China, no matter what. The costs are too great. It is far more likely that they would only provide military equipment and intelligence (like Ukraine).
So this move of TSMC actually strengthens the shield a lot more than it weakens the spear.