China can cripple US economy by invading Taiwan & taking over the semi conductor industry. if Biden gets 2nd term, China will invade Taiwan on day 1

[rightwinger]

Question is can Taiwan's coastal and air defensed hold.

China would pound them by air. Real Shock and Awe
But Taiwan has been preparing for an attack for 75 years and should have ample shelters

My understanding is that there are 13 beaches in Taiwan that are suitable for an invasion. Access off those beaches go through mountainous passes that are heavily defended

It could be done. But is quite an undertaking for a country that has never conducted amphibious operations

 

[Mac-7]

No it is not a plum they desperately rely on that trade and cannot afford to interfere with it

Wrong

Xi believes that western nations desperately depend on trade with china, which is true, and that therefore he holds the winning cards

But that is not entirely true

Xi is counting on the chinese people not revolting against his dictatorship as he continues to stifle production and jobs in china in order to hurt the west

But thats a very risky gamble

 

[rightwinger]

Wrong

Xi believes that western nations desperately depend on trade with china, which is true, and that therefore he holds the winning cards

But that is not entirely true

Xi is counting on the chinese people not revolting against his dictatorship as he continues to stifle production and jobs in china in order to hurt the west

But thats a very risky gamble

I think China is enjoying the influx of western money into China. It brings increased affluence and global power.

I don’t think Xi wants to disrupt that.

 

[Mac-7]

I think China is enjoying the influx of western money into China. It brings increased affluence and global power.

I don’t think Xi wants to disrupt that.

He is disrupting it in a big way

Xi has stolen most of trade secrets held by the west and believes china can now isolate and marginalize the west while the chinese take over the rest of the world

But that plan is proving to be a leaky boat at best

 

[basquebromance]

we can't defend Taiwan from China, the Chinese know that so they are not deterred. the same is true with Putin vis a vis Ukraine

 

[rightwinger]

we can't defend Taiwan from China, the Chinese know that so they are not deterred. the same is true with Putin vis a vis Ukraine

Taiwan would kick Chinas ass

 

[basquebromance]

China is developing nukes so they can threaten to attack us if we defend Taiwan!

 

[basquebromance]

Taiwan would kick Chinas ass

does Taiwan have nukes?

 

[basquebromance]

all China has to do is blow up those chip factories, not that i want to give them ideas lol

 

[rightwinger]

China is developing nukes so they can threaten to attack us if we defend Taiwan!

MAD

 

[rightwinger]

all China has to do is blow up those chip factories, not that i want to give them ideas lol

China depends on those chips

 

[Care4all]

FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Bringing Semiconductor Manufacturing Back to America | The White House

Intel Announces $20 Billion Ohio Facility; Latest Company to Invest in U.S., Strengthen Domestic Supply Chains Semiconductors are an essential building block in the goods and products that Americans use every day. These computer chips are critical to a range of sectors and products from cars to...

www.whitehouse.gov

The new CHIPS and Science Act will bring semiconductor chip​

https://www.npr.org/2022/08/09/1116591031
WebPresident Joe Biden signed the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 into law Tuesday, which allocates $53 billion dollars in federal funding to manufacture semiconductor chips...

 

[basquebromance]

FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Bringing Semiconductor Manufacturing Back to America | The White House

Intel Announces $20 Billion Ohio Facility; Latest Company to Invest in U.S., Strengthen Domestic Supply Chains Semiconductors are an essential building block in the goods and products that Americans use every day. These computer chips are critical to a range of sectors and products from cars to...

www.whitehouse.gov

The new CHIPS and Science Act will bring semiconductor chip​

https://www.npr.org/2022/08/09/1116591031
WebPresident Joe Biden signed the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 into law Tuesday, which allocates $53 billion dollars in federal funding to manufacture semiconductor chips...

all the experts said those are not the good quality chips that are required

 

[boilermaker55]

You have a long road to go trying to blame one certain administration for what has happened over decades. However, the common denominator is and always will be Corporations looking for all the avenues listed in the statements below.

istory of Offshoring: How It All Started​

The outsourcing and offshoring trend began in the 60s and 70s as large corporations transferred their manufacturing processes to lower-cost countries. General Electric was one of the pioneers of outsourcing at the time.

Other chief examples are US firms that moved production to factories in Mexico under the Maquiladora system. A maquiladora is a manufacturing plant or factory licensed to operate under Mexico’s Secretariat of Commerce and Industrial Development.

Maquiladoras were built in the 1960s to encourage foreign investments and ease unemployment problems in Mexico. Employment in maquiladora increased from roughly 200,000 in the 1980s to over 1 million jobs in the late 90s. Other countries soon followed and took advantage of the system. In fact, many manufacturing companies in Japan produced goods under the maquiladora system in the 1980s.

Over time, offshore manufacturing moved to other lower-cost countries like India, China, the Philippines, and Eastern Europe. Despite the high costs of transportation, duties, docks, and brokers, most of these companies found that a 30-50% labor cost reduction is enough to compensate for these expenses.

Offshoring during the IT Revolution​

In the 1990s, the world saw the boom of the Internet and telecommunications. The IT revolution led to the rapid growth of IT-enabled offshoring services. The popularity of information technology made location less significant since data can be transmitted digitally.

The type of work exported around this time was more skilled and sophisticated than its predecessors. Global corporations like Dell and IBM began tapping skilled labor overseas to fill call center, financial, and IT jobs.

The costs of internet installations and telecommunication devices decreased over the years. With that, many businesses have warmed up even more to outsourcing some of their white-collar functions to workers abroad.

Crucial factors that drive IT offshoring is the apparent disparity in salaries and cost of living between developed and less-developed countries. For example, the wages of Filipino software developers are significantly less than their American counterparts because of the affordable cost of living and currency exchanges in the Philippines.

In addition, international talent may also improve innovation output within a company. For instance, that’s one reason why foreign markets that welcome global entrepreneurs and skilled workers often have denser and more successful start-up climates.

Darn McCaul, interfering with China/Biden collusion.

 

[yidnar]

Then it's time that both parties get somebody else - viable - warming-up in the bullpen, eh?

the republicans have several candidates that would be tough on China ... the dems dont .

 

[Kondor3]

the republicans have several candidates that would be tough on China ... the dems dont .

Excellent. So long as it's not DJT.

 

[JohnDB]

China is woefully unprepared to take Taiwan. It can play war games until the cows come home but it's short on equipment. China has only two Aircraft carrier groups that can't stand up to one of ours.

China needs to obtain air superiority, a naval blockade, and destroy all of Taiwan's military defenses.
As such it is in process of building a third and has plans for a fourth aircraft carrier....but it will need all four for the aircraft superiority and naval blockade. It has a really poor chance of air superiority at the moment. Same thing with eliminating Taiwanese defenses.

So in 10 years we can look at this again....and see what is happening. But I'd dare say that operations for manufacturing processing chips is going to move off the island to elsewhere in the meantime.

 

[JohnDB]

Not to mention that Japan's feelings would get hurt in the process if we didn't let their military have a chance at payback for some of the tech that PRC has been stealing from Sony, Toyota, and many other companies.

 

[yidnar]

Excellent. So long as it's not DJT.

lol ! it seems that he's going to be the one ... at least right now anyway ... but you see it really doesn't matter because the left will be just as outraged and triggered no matter who the republican candidate is .

 

[Kondor3]

lol ! it seems that he's going to be the one ... at least right now anyway ...

Oh, it's certainly looking like he could win the Republican party nomination, as things stand now.

The REAL question is... Can he win the general election in November 2024?

The answer is a simple "No".

Why?

January 6, 2021.

The Democrats could run a Fence Post against Trump at this point and Trump would lose the general election.

He will never again be President.

So... if you want to waste your time... and your Next-Round Chance to regain the White House at a critical juncture in history... you go ahead and run Trump.