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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Iran itself exports its oil through the Straight of Hormuz. And 90 percent of it goes to China. Closing the straight would be a cut off your nose to spite your face move. The blockade would be broken in days and it would result in a major military escalation that would be supported by every nation in the Gulf, and frankly, the entire world that depends on Gulf oil. With the USS Gerald Ford set to be in the area in the coming days, that's three aircraft groups in the region. That is an unbelievable amount of firepower that Iran has no answer for. Their only rational response at this point would be to accept that their nuclear weapons program has come to an end and pursue a ceasefire. Any escalation that Iran pursues from here is going to be met with devastation for the Iranian regime.  [/quote]

And just last week, they completed a rail link specifically to move oil. So now China can get its oil without a water route. [/quote]Israel has an app for that. Pretty easy to disrupt rail when you have air superiority.[/quote]There's another thread asking if this is the beginning of WWIII. You may want to post your comment over there.[/quote]Its seems to fit here.

China is not concerned about Iran, they are happy the US is preoccupied. And I think the US passes on Taiwan. TSMC is already moving their fabs out anyway, which is their only value add.[/quote]translation: I meant to trip over my own feet. It was intentional.

Donald Trump is a pawn to the highly competent and strategic Xi Jinping. Thanks for electing him/s[/quote]Not sure how you get that translation. More accurate would be that the chips from TSMC are the only strategic concern of the US. Move the fabs (already started) and the US doesn’t care.[/quote]
DP. The fabs aren't being moved. They are building new fabs in the US. It will take close to a decade to get the same level of consistency. Meantime China would have run circles around the rest of the world in terms of chip architecture advancement.[/quote]If China invaded, they would be shutdown and/ or destroyed immediately. All critical equipment comes from Europe or the US, which China cannot buy. That’s why Chinese chips are not competitive today. Point being, the current fabs would be destroyed, that’s easier than defending the island.[/quote]

The US wouldn't bomb the fabs in Taiwan. And any notion that western countries wouldn't supply those fabs after a Chinese invasion wouldn't last long after people realize how reliant we are on those fabs.[/quote]

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