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[–] rubpoll@hexbear.net 22 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Just make sure you sell before the US opens its TSMC plant and drops Taiwan like a hot rock.

[–] GarbageShoot@hexbear.net 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I still say that Taiwan has two uses that struggle to coexist, manufacturing and military. Once the manufacturing one becomes defunct, what is left is its military use.

[–] Farman@hexbear.net 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Wasnt there a us senator that tried to start a war in china presicley because she had a lot of intel stock?

[–] PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

US also nearly started a war with Iran over a fucking pistachios (not solely, but it was a factor)

[–] Tankiedesantski@hexbear.net 3 points 1 year ago

United Fruit Company has entered the chat.

[–] Tankiedesantski@hexbear.net 3 points 1 year ago

That TSMC plant is running into trouble on every front, including the inability to find local workers qualified and willing to work there.

Also the expat Taiwanese engineers are being subjected go racist harassment because of course they are lmao.