Re:How much do you think it costs to make a pair of Nike sho...
by dataviz1000 on Wednesday April 09, 2025 @04:09PM
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I spent 5 weeks in Taiwan last year. China 100% can take over the country without firing a single bullet. Anything short of the United States president putting two aircraft carrier strike groups between the island and the mainland will not stop China taking over Taiwan in 3 days without firing a single bullet if it wanted to. [0]
The American chip plants require the knowledge and talent of thousands of Taiwanese to work. China can call them home holding their family's hostage if they don't.
China has all leverage and it is terrifying.
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_Taiwan_Strait_Crisis
I’m not sure if you’re just speaking on what you experience or because of this post but the OP is a clothing guy so it makes sense he will look at it from a clothing (including shoes) perspective.
I agree though, if Americans truly do see Asia as just the cheap clothing factory continent they’re sorely mistaken. All you have to do is to just look at TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company) and realize that if you were impacting just that company alone you would get a slap in the face as a country, all (~70%) the major chips come from there.
I am aware the US is developing a Semiconductor factory in their own country but it is not done yet and it will not go as tiny in nms as TSMC already is.