WASHINGTON (AP) — Whether it’s tapioca balls or computer chips, Taiwan is stretching toward the United States and away from China — the world’s No. 2 economy that threatens to take the democratically ruled island by force if necessary.

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  • @expatriado
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    166 months ago

    wait. they had trade? til

    • Ghostalmedia
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      326 months ago

      Yeah. Taiwan is arguably the world’s most important player in semiconductors. It’s where the most cutting edge fabs are, it’s a big reason China and the west are quarreling over Taiwan, and why Biden has been trying to dump a shit load of money into catching up with Taiwan.

      China invades Taiwan, the pandemic chip shortages are going to look like child’s play.

    • Pennomi
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      136 months ago

      The trade with China is a a big part why they haven’t been invaded yet. This may speed up the timeline for China’s invasion.

      • @David_Eight
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        96 months ago

        I wonder why there’s no Pacific NATO equivalent. China seems on the brink of invading a different country like every week.

      • @Delonix
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        -106 months ago

        China’s literally falling apart from natural disasters, corruption and incompetence… they couldn’t invade north Korea…