The U.S. would destroy Taiwan’s chip plants if China invades, says former Trump official

Semafor ^ | 13 Mar 23 | Steve Clemmons

[fso301]

“The United States and its allies are never going to let those factories fall into Chinese hands,”

Just watch them.

[9YearLurker]

It’s a dumber idea to state this publicly.

[CatHerd]

I wonder what the percentage would be if they thought their alternatives were (1) resist reunification and get their chip plants bombed by Americans in the event a Chinese invasion appeared imminent, or (2) welcome reunification with flowers if offered favorable terms and get to keep their chip plants.

Hmm. This plan to bomb the chip plants, if real, and if seriously believed by both the Chinese and Taiwanese, might actually push the Chinese to offer more favorable terms to Taiwan and for the Taiwanese to accept those terms.

Here’s an interesting piece I just now ran across:

https://asia.nikkei.com/static/vdata/infographics/xi-jinpings-37-year-plan-for-taiwan-reunification/

Of course you have to squint through the bias (as you do with nearly everything you read), but has some interesting tidbits.

[CatHerd]

There’s also a very important strategic reward. Look at a map. They get a giant fortress-like unsinkable battleship in a strategic location for force projection, for one thing.

See also my #20 and link at my #83

https://freerepublic.com/focus/news/4141060/posts?page=20#20

https://freerepublic.com/focus/news/4141060/posts?page=83#83