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Old 02-24-2022, 08:49 PM   #628
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Originally Posted by nik- View Post
They should be. Those sanctions were a joke. Nothing that would potentially cause even the slightest discomfort to Germany as a result of their lack of foresight. If I'm China and I'm seeing this response, while I'm not planning on Taiwan immediately, I'm definitely saying "We can do this".
90% of microchips are from Taiwan. At a time when a lot of industries are already facing pretty severe issues because their scarcity, I’m not so sure China is going to hold off.

Strategically, wouldn’t you want to capture that market...like, immediately? We’re F’ed if that particular resource is controlled almost exclusively by hostile actors.
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