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[–] Coreidan@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago (2 children)

If trying to invade Taiwan weakens china like it did with Russia invading Ukraine then I’m all for it. Fuck china

[–] hark@lemmy.world 6 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Throwing other people's bodies into the meat grinder to spite our global enemies, heck yes!!!!

[–] Bonskreeskreeskree@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

China could just fuck off, leaving them alone and then no one has to die. But people supporting sovereign self defense are the baddies?

[–] hark@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Alas, world powers think it's their business to fuck around with other countries.

[–] PutangInaMo@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago
[–] derpgon@programming.dev 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I'd wager China is on a different level than Russia. But I hope I am at least partially wrong.

[–] Maggoty@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

They aren't. They're trying to reform their military, and they're in a better position to do so. But if they invaded today it would be really bad for them.

[–] Isthisreddit@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

It would be bad for everyone. Not just in military casualties - from my shit analysis it would bring the world to a halt with chip manufacturing, all the good in the western world are made in China and Asia. Just thinking about what I know makes my head hurt

[–] Maggoty@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Eh, manufacturing is moving more into SE Asia and India now. And chip production in the US is coming back online. There would be shortages but not anything unmanageable.

[–] Isthisreddit@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

You are not taking into account china can lock down shipping from it's neighborhood of SE Asia and India, and last I looked into it, Taiwan produced a staggering number of chips compared to every other chip producer combined - last I checked TSMC was still producing over 90% of the worlds chips (and I checked a few weeks ago)

[–] Maggoty@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago

TSMC has factories online in the US.

Also, if China starts going after global shipping then they're going to very quickly find out what it's like to fight the entire world.