Taipei says it is paying close attention to reported request by Elon Musk’s firm

Summary

Taiwan’s government is closely monitoring reports that SpaceX has requested its Taiwanese suppliers to relocate manufacturing to countries like Vietnam and Thailand due to “geopolitical” concerns, specifically potential conflict with China.

Taiwan’s Economic Affairs Minister JW Kuo expressed confidence in Taiwan’s resilient supply chain but acknowledged the situation.

The request has sparked anger in Taiwan, with some accusing Musk of being ungrateful for local suppliers. The incident has also garnered attention in China, with some praising Musk’s foresight regarding China’s unification goals.

  • Flying SquidMEnglish
    31•2 months ago

    People are saying Trump will cause WWIII. I don’t think so. I think Trump will create Oceania, Eurasia and Eastasia. No point in having a war with each other if you can just take whatever territory the other two don’t want and the other two won’t interfere.

    • @Gradually_AdjustingEnglish
      9•2 months ago

      WWIII was already about to happen, now the spinning plates are being handed to the closest thing we’ve got to the antichrist. Sorry for sounding bothered

      • Flying SquidMEnglish
        7•2 months ago

        But with who? Trump isn’t going to go up against Putin and Putin and Xi are allies, so he won’t go up against Xi either.

        Much easier for all of them to turn a blind eye to each other for the foreseeable future with three authoritarians in charge.

        • @Gradually_AdjustingEnglish
          7•2 months ago

          So you’re imagining a stable power vacuum as the greatest superpower in history willfully shrinks due to the leadership of a foreign asset?

          Respectfully, why?

          • Flying SquidMEnglish
            4•2 months ago

            No, I said what I was imagining:

            I think Trump will create Oceania, Eurasia and Eastasia. No point in having a war with each other if you can just take whatever territory the other two don’t want and the other two won’t interfere.

            There is no power vacuum there.

            • @Gradually_AdjustingEnglish
              3•2 months ago

              I just don’t see how that translates to the game board as it stands without a world war ensuing. There are enough nuclear powers in the world that someone is popping off before we get there.

              • Flying SquidMEnglish
                2•2 months ago

                Not interfering with each other would mean no war with each other.

                • @Hobbes_DentEnglish
                  6•2 months ago

                  A three-sided Cold War that stays cold has been the goal for a while. America has agreed.

                  Three bullies dragging the world along while they control their people and other nations with fear and the promise of economy.

    • @fluxionEnglish
      7•2 months ago

      Imagine deporting all immigrants and then waging war to bring their countries under your control. It’s just insane enough that I could see MAGA doing it.

      • BilliamEnglish
        3•2 months ago

        I mean, once all the work that immigrants do now stops getting done, someone is gonna have to do it. And slaves are cheaper than Americans who might demand a livable wage.

        • @fluxionEnglish
          6•2 months ago

          Why look elsewhere when we have perfectly healthy children that could fill in some of the gaps?

          • ddhEnglish
            4•2 months ago

            Or prisoners. Just might need to conveniently jail a lot of dissidents soon.