On: Intel's disruption is now complete

[ptx]

TSMC is a Taiwanese company. The world can ensure the supply of its semiconductors by ensuring Taiwan has access to weapons and guarantees of military assistance in case the CCP's benevolence wavers.

[tuatoru → ptx]

China claims that Taiwan is a renegade province.

When (not if) China acts on that, there will be trouble.

China has strong infowar capability and is developing it quickly. Old-fashioned spy-vs-spy type warfare works, too, but is less visible.

[kelnos → ptx]

If China decides to take Taiwan by force, there is very little the rest of the world can do to stop them.

[bgorman → kelnos]

Nazi Germany attempted to take tiny Malta from the Britsh for two years and failed.

The Japanese held many untenable defensive positions in the Pacific for months.

Unless China is willing to nuke Taiwan, (what would be the point?) a military offensive to take over Taiwan would be extremely unlikely to succeed within a few months - and assuming the US/Australia/UK/Japan/South Korea provide support - almost impossible.

Doing any kind of amphibious landing offensive is incredibly costly and difficult.

China's best hope would be that Joe Biden is under CCP control.

[octoberfranklin → bgorman]

None of those other islands were even remotely close to the strategic value of Taiwan.

[AgentOrange1234 → kelnos]

Will do? Sure. But can do? Sanctions, war, ...

[octoberfranklin → ptx]

And, uh, based on the diplomatic recognition situation it's pretty clear that Teh World has considered your suggestion and very explicitly rejected it.