“And of course, Taiwan’s economy (chip production!) would be a nice bonus too.”
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You hit the nail on the head.
China would love to control the world’s leading maker of computer chips.
During the Trump years, Taiwan announced it was building a
$35 billion chip manufacturing facility in Arizona.
Earlier this year, they announced they’ve upped it to $45 billion.
How much of Taiwan’s microchip equipment will be intact following an invasion? If i were king, i’d make sure it was all ready to be destroyed on short notice along with anything else of value to china.