Several Taiwanese technology companies are helping Huawei Technologies Co. build infrastructure for an under-the-radar network of chip plants across southern China, an unusual collaboration that risks inflaming sentiment on a democratic island grappling with Beijing’s growing belligerence.
  • NateNate60@lemmy.ml
    16·
    2 years ago

    This is a straight-up national security issue for Taiwan. Its chip factories are an integral part of its defence strategy and it needs to be able to use them as leverage to survive.

    • zephyreks@lemmy.mlM
      6·
      2 years ago

      Except… It’s really not? Taiwan’s chip factories are simply leverage to drag the West into any potential conflict between the PRC and ROC. Taiwan’s defence strategy involves being an island in the ocean built up of mountains, jungle, and cities (all terrain where the defender is extremely favoured), mandatory military service for citizens, and being so economically/culturally tied to the mainland that it’s infeasible to break off relations. Taiwan is basically seeking reunification without explicitly seeking reunification: their core defensive strategy relies on being as close to China as possible while being too painful to actually invade.

      Of course, this kind of policy didn’t help Cuba, but…

  • zephyreks@lemmy.mlM
    11·
    2 years ago

    No fucking way! You mean a country that’s almost completely aligned in terms of culture and language and food, and for which immigration policy is basically an open door, and for which economic coupling is at an all time high… trades with their closest neighbour?

    Jesus Christ who comes up with these articles?

      • Tankiedesantski [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
        0·
        2 years ago

        Well yes. One is the result of a bloodthirsty and corrupt military dictatorship which is directly responsible for the deaths of millions, whereas the other is the People’s Republic of China.

        However, both are China as you can see from the names they’ve chosen for themselves.