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neonihil | 3 years ago

I'm afraid there could be a hidden math behind this.

As in: cost of a war with China vs. economic cost of China acquiring TSMC tech.

As long as a war is cheaper, the US is protecting Taiwan.

I'm no expert, but it usually comes down to something like this.

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rado|3 years ago

US loves expensive faraway wars

988747|3 years ago

They love wars against small third world countries that are easy to win. War with China is probably the only one that US can actually lose.

ekianjo|3 years ago

Since when does the US government care about costs exactly?

RealityVoid|3 years ago

I believe China would probably aquire a pile of rubble.