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I'm afraid there could be a hidden math behind this. As in: cost of a war with China vs. economic cost of China acquiring TSMC tech. As long as a war is cheap
by neonihil 4y ago
I'm afraid there could be a hidden math behind this.
As in: cost of a war with China vs. economic cost of China acquiring TSMC tech.
As long as a war is cheaper, the US is protecting Taiwan.
I'm no expert, but it usually comes down to something like this.
- ekianjo 4y agoSince when does the US government care about costs exactly?
- rado 4y agoUS loves expensive faraway wars
- 988747 4y agoThey love wars against small third world countries that are easy to win. War with China is probably the only one that US can actually lose.
- joshjje 4y agoNot in this lifetime. Unless you are talking about occupying China / storming their territory, that would not go well. But defeating China at sea and in the air and in other countries? They'd have no chance.
- HDThoreaun 4y agoChina has 5 times as many people as the US. Their technology is behind, but they are modernizing and having 5 times as many resources and no public backlash to wasting soldiers lives goes a far way.
- 988747 4y agoSome US generals disagree with you, especially when it comes to fight about Taiwan: https://americanmilitarynews.com/2021/03/us-will-lose-fast-in-war-with-china-air-forces-simulation-shows-report/ https://americanmilitarynews.com/2021/03/us-will-lose-fast-i...
- barbacoa 4y agoAs you can tell from the last few decades, winning wars is a secondary concern.
- RealityVoid 4y agoI believe China would probably aquire a pile of rubble.