• bufalo1973@piefed.social
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    2 days ago

    If I were Xi I’d wait a little longer, let’s say some months, to see if the US starts a civil war. Then, without the US to back Taiwan, start talking with Taiwan to unify both parts of China with an agreement. No war, no deaths, no spending military equipment.

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      2 days ago

      a civil war

      If sending strongly worded letters and spewing out-of-touch comments while the other side cripples any form of opposition is considered belligerency then sure.

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        TSMC (a company that makes computer chips and the T stands for Taiwan) is still one of the most strategically important companies to the US. I doubt any of the oligarchs will want to see it go without a fight.