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And china doesn’t?
Correction “Washington has had technological hegemony for years. China big mad they won’t share.” >

USA outsources majority of microchip manufacturing to TSMC 
China eyes Taiwan enviously >

Which is also why they stepped up their rhetoric about "regaining" Taiwan. 
If they take TSMC, then they effectively has a leverage over the global economy that they can politically utilize.
They are more likely to destroy TSMC in the process. Which is still not too bad because it would force shifting to China for alternatives, such as they are. It would also cause a major depression in global economy as supply chains collapse but China is willing to risk that (maybe).
As long as TSMC remains free (under US protection), the current status quo is in effect. >

Pretty sure America isn't willing, which is why we've partnered closer with Taiwan. Any move against Taiwan will trigger a response from America, Japan and S. Korea. Which would fuck the world economy even more. >

Yeah of all the possible world War scenarios out there that's the one I truly believe is most likely. If China were to go all out on an attack on Taiwan the US would more or less have to respond which would trigger a half dozen other countries getting involved. >

It's interesting because I don't think China is remotely capable of pulling it off, but I do worry that Yi may not have that kind of foresight. China is so dependent on imports that the economic sanctions alone would cripple them, let alone the military response. >

China basically has a moon shot and it's either somehow invade Taiwan without collateral damage or just enough collateral damage to be repaired in a short period. In either case they would be sanctioned into the dirt making the acquisition of Taiwan a poisoned chalice. Yeah "China would be united" but at the cost of the nations wealth for the last 50 years. I don't think this is going to happen. >

I read somewhere several years ago that the chip foundries are rigged to blow if Taiwan falls.