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Pretty much all of this stems from that single point of contention. You can't publicly express bringing in Taiwan by force and then expect the nations that rely on trade with Taiwan to sit idly by and supply you the means to do so.
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. >

And china doesn’t? >

Yes this is how geopolitics works. You try to maintain advantages over your adversaries. China is bipolar af bouncing between saber rattling and accusing the US of being meanies 🥺 >

This is also how nationalism works. You accuse other countries of being evil while pretending you are not doing anything wrong >

Even better when you have an effective stick against domestic media. A language barrier against foreign media helps too. >

The west should be thankful most chinese don't speak English. All the "fuck china" comments and inflammatory headlines over here will only make the chinese more nationalistic. >

There are plenty of Chinese citizens that say fuck China. >

People who can't separate a country's name and a country's government are either morons or being intentionally inflammatory. >

They give Washington way too much credit.
See any congressional hearing on technology. >

As someone who isn't in congress, this is accurate >

I mean, if you didn't keep stealing IP's and didnt partake in unfair trading practices this wouldn't be a problem now would it? >

Stealing IP is not the actual issue. The two main points of contention are with Huawei which is seen as a security risk and with ASML, a Dutch company that produces the most advanced chip-making machines and that is not allowed to export them to China. To a lesser degree the success of Tiktok is also seen as highly problematic. >

I’m pretty sure the US has banned the exports of all chips below a certain resolution to China. ASML is just the latest company to jump on board. >

Chip-making machines, not chips. ASML didn't jump. They were made to comply. >

Every was made to comply thats how it works. >

We dont "want" it. We HAVE it. And there's not a single thing China can do about it >

I don't know why you're being downvoted. Hubris is the downfall of power. I agree, there's a lot China could do to catch up if they put more money into things. They're already doing moon landings and they have a ton of tech and they're EXCELLENT at stealing tech.
It's a LOT easier to catch up than it is to pioneer. You know what the end result looks like and where to put your R&D and what hasn't worked out for other counties so you know where to save your money and time. 
If this sounds pro CCP than people are in real denial about how fast things can change in the world. This is a warning, not propaganda. >

If you have seen recent china and the state of the CCP, you would know why this is not going to happen. It would take a generation of change to make them able to operate as effectively and with competitive R&D. 
China is going to moan because they want Taiwan and its semiconductor chip manufacturers. And it can't have it, so they moan louder. >


It would take a generation of change to make them able to operate as effectively and with competitive R&D. 

The generation is happening right now, that's why the u.s is acting tougher with the Chips ban. 
Realistically, in the short term it will hit China but according to most experts it will just slow their progress until they get less reliant on the u.s. >

Realistically, in the short term, China faces more issues with a larger population and pollution along with strong inequality with education across cultural lines with authoritarian practices inside the CCP stalling progress. 
Look no further than the Repression of Uyghurs in Xinjiang to see china is too busy fighting its cultural divide than working itself as a single entity towards any goal. >

15 years ago someone would have made the exact same comment except with Tibet. Didn’t seem to slow them down at all >

I accuse China of wanting technological assistance only to bring war against the West.
We should not kid ourselves that dictators will choose peace and properity over domination, even at the expense of their own citizens. >

China doesn't want to bring war against the West. China wants to sell more and higher value products to the West. >

Xi wants to invade Taiwan. That’s war against the west. >

Ok ok. You have a point.