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Re:US Says Chinese Seizure of TSMC in Taiwan Would Be 'Absol... by iwontberude on Thursday May 09, 2024 @12:36PM (#40309978)
Yeah losing many thousands of young men to capture an island with diminished strategic importance may cause a bit of a continuity problem for the CCP leadership. Sure it’s useful for defending China from eastern invasion, but no one is invading China anytime soon.
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Re:US Says Chinese Seizure of TSMC in Taiwan Would Be 'Absol... by randomopining on Thursday May 09, 2024 @12:48PM (#40310129)
Most will probably come from non-major cities and towns so I doubt it will be a problem. CCP knows they can take stuff pretty far. Probably only food production and fossil fuels are their chokepoints.
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Re:US Says Chinese Seizure of TSMC in Taiwan Would Be 'Absol... by pjc50 on Friday May 10, 2024 @03:51AM (#40316390)
> Yeah losing many thousands of young men to capture an island

Just like Russia, do not underestimate the level of disinterest by the leadership in how many of their pawns survive.

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