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Semiconductor manufacturers in Taiwan can remotely disable their chip-making machines in the event of a Chinese invasion. (www.bloomberg.com)
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[–] Omgboom@lemmy.zip 39 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (15 children)

The US Army War College published a paper outlining the plan awhile back.

To start, the United States and Taiwan should lay plans for a targeted scorched-earth strategy that would render Taiwan not just unattractive if ever seized by force, but positively costly to maintain. This could be done most effectively by threatening to destroy facilities belonging to the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, the most important chipmaker in the world and China’s most important supplier.

[–] mohammed_alibi@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (11 children)

I seriously doubt chips is the most important thing. Its more about Taiwan's geographic location, being a part of the first island chain / line of defense. And just the fact that CCP has been claiming it for a while and don't want to lose face (internally) by giving it up.

Also as a Taiwanese, fuck the scorched earth strategy. I rather the island be preserved for generations to come. The longest Chinese dynasty was Zhou Dynasty for ~800 years, but that was 1046 to 256 B.C.E., then Han Dynasty for ~400 years. It would totally suck ass and I rather not have that happen. But I believe the CCP will eventually come to pass anyway. None of us will be here if it was for 400 years, but I would hope Taiwan will still be around and just as beautiful and great in the far future. I'm hoping the CCP will disband yesterday.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Also as a Taiwanese, fuck the scorched earth strategy.

I've seen people called Wumao for suggesting the collective suicide of the island was somehow less preferable than Hong Kong style reincorporation.

Folks are so terrified of Chinese rule that they'd rather kill themselves than endure it.

[–] anarchy79@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Not the first totalitarian government people have felt like that about...

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