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Re:TSMC's Arizona Plant to Start Making Advanced Chips by kayewiggin on Saturday December 28, 2024 @01:34AM (#42529078)
China is in the beginning of a 30 year Great Depression, in no shape to invade Taiwan. Consumer spending in Beijing and Shanghai fell 20% y/y in November. Real estate prices have collapsed 50%, even in some parts of Beijing and Shanghai. Trump has filled the cabinet with mostly anti-China hawks, indicating large tariffs coming next year. Capital outflow from China increased to $45B in November, largest monthly deficit ever. China is pretty fucked.
Re:TSMC's Arizona Plant to Start Making Advanced Chips by Paradigma11 on Saturday December 28, 2024 @03:35AM (#42529514)
That does sound like a fabulous time to start a jingoistic war to flame the nationalistic sentiments and declare any dissenters traitors to the nation.