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[trombone]

Is he?

Trump To Tariff Chips Made In Taiwan, Targeting TSMC

The tariffs would ensnare cutting-edge smartphone and PC-related chips for Apple, AMD and Nvidia if enacted. But Trump is betting his plan will bring more chip production to the US.

www.pcmag.com

Man has gone crazy.

For once he actually makes a lot of sense. He is giving the murican rich an 'incentive' to come back to states and not evade taxes and stop supporting cheap labour.

 

[crazywithmath]

For once he actually makes a lot of sense. He is giving the murican rich an 'incentive' to come back to states and not evade taxes and stop supporting cheap labour.

He makes zero sense. Biden era CHIPS acts were already at it. Chips are among the key leverages tiny Taiwan holds against those chongs to ensure a de-facto American security guarantee and they were already shifting part of their production into burgerland - even before Trump won.

 

[Azaad]

He makes zero sense. Biden era CHIPS acts were already at it. Chips are among the key leverages tiny Taiwan holds against those chongs to ensure a de-facto American security guarantee and they were already shifting part of their production into burgerland - even before Trump won.

Then perhaps his intention is not to get the US involved when China makes a move on Taiwan. That's what sanctioning chips from Taiwan means. Get as much as what the output of TSMC is to be produced in the US instead of Taiwan.

More like a Ukraine redux where US & allies first provoked Russia & then supported Ukraine to fight Russia with the last Ukrainian. Similarly support Taiwan from the outside & unleash sanctions on China.The latter doesn't have the resilience of Russia to face the massive onslaught of sanctions.

 

[trombone]

He makes zero sense. Biden era CHIPS acts were already at it. Chips are among the key leverages tiny Taiwan holds against those chongs to ensure a de-facto American security guarantee and they were already shifting part of their production into burgerland - even before Trump won.

orangeman is on record for not caring about land grabs in other parts of the planet. infact he himself is up for grabbing land where possible. on his radar magas, taxes, local jobs score way higher than faraway island grabs.

 

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Then perhaps his intention is not to get the US involved when China makes a move on Taiwan. That's what sanctioning chips from Taiwan means. Get as much as what the output of TSMC is to be produced in the US instead of Taiwan.

More like a Ukraine redux where US & allies first provoked Russia & then supported Ukraine to fight Russia with the last Ukrainian. Similarly support Taiwan from the outside & unleash sanctions on China.The latter doesn't have the resilience of Russia to face the music onslaught of sanctions.

They wanted to dump Taiwan anyway since they can't stomach the cost in terms of body bags and shot down planes and sunken ships to defend it from Chong.

Trump is only the useful idiot/figleaf/fall-guy under whom it will happen, without besmirching either of the ((( establishment ))) parties, Republicucks can be purged in the future of any Trumpies in case of an unopposed Taiwan-grab.

orangeman is on record for not caring about land grabs in other parts of the planet. infact he himself is up for grabbing land where possible. on his radar magas, taxes, local jobs score way higher than faraway island grabs.

Dolund will leverage land-grab to extract more concessions from the grabbers for the US in exchange for not doing anything.

The question now is, how much is the cost of Taiwan in US exported soybeans, pork, beef and oil?

 

[Azaad]

They wanted to dump Taiwan anyway since they can't stomach the cost in terms of body bags and shot down planes and sunken ships to defend it from Chong.

Trump is only the useful idiot/figleaf/fall-guy under whom it will happen, without besmirching either of the ((( establishment ))) parties, Republicucks can be purged in the future of any Trumpies in case of an unopposed Taiwan-grab.



Dolund will leverage land-grab to extract more concessions from the grabbers for the US in exchange for not doing anything.

The question now is, how much is the cost of Taiwan in US exported soybeans, pork, beef and oil?

His moves will push the reckoning on Taiwan sooner rather than later though I doubt the invasion will happen in 4 years. China itself is undergoing modernization & theater ization of its armed forces due to be completed in 2017-28. Add some buffer to it .

Trump'd be gone by 2029. The decision to go in for Taiwan's assistance will then be made by his successor. IMHO , I don't think the US will sit this one out whatever Trump's personal opinions on this matter are.

This issue has now surpassed Taiwan which'd merely serve as a catalyst for the confrontation. Given the rapid technological edge China's acquired & is acquiring it's threatening not only the US but the entire West's stranglehold on tech & finance. There's no way the West can sit this one out.

 

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His moves will push the reckoning on Taiwan sooner rather than later though I doubt the invasion will happen in 4 years. China itself is undergoing modernization & theater ization of its armed forces due to be completed in 2017-28. Add some buffer to it .

Trump'd be gone by 2029. The decision to go in for Taiwan's assistance will then be made by his successor. IMHO , I don't think the US will sit this one out whatever Trump's personal opinions on this matter are.

This issue has now surpassed Taiwan which'd merely serve as a catalyst for the confrontation. Given the rapid technological edge China's acquired & is acquiring it's threatening not only the US but the entire West's stranglehold on tech & finance. There's no way the West can sit this one out.

They will sit it out.
There is no way they can beat China in a long drawn out war.

It is why they try to regime change our Buddh-not-Yudh leader here, so that we become China's Ukraine and they can fortify Taiwan with US personnel, aircraft, missiles and CBG so much that the Ching will be disincentivized to invade or blockade after being bled by a thousand cuts by India on the Himalayas, ofc we will bleed too but as if US gandus care?


Anyway one alternative to our current theory of "Akhand Cheen before 2030" is assuming the Powers that Be know something that we don't, as in they know pakka that Chings will invade post 2030, or in 2040, since the military buildup of everyone including US, Euros and East Azn ghulams is continuing as we speak but won't be ready till 2028 if that is the muhurat for China's invasion of Taiwan like everyone thinks.

It could be that Ching isn't confident about the economy withstanding any sanctions that the West will apply and they still need a decade plus some more years to "prepare" and the West knows this, and their build up is planned accordingly.

 

[trombone]

They will sit it out.
There is no way they can beat China in a long drawn out war.

It is why they try to regime change our Buddh-not-Yudh leader here, so that we become China's Ukraine and they can fortify Taiwan with US personnel, aircraft, missiles and CBG so much that the Ching will be disincentivized to invade or blockade after being bled by a thousand cuts by India on the Himalayas, ofc we will bleed too but as if US gandus care?


Anyway one alternative to our current theory of "Akhand Cheen before 2030" is assuming the Powers that Be know something that we don't, as in they know pakka that Chings will invade post 2030, or in 2040, since the military buildup of everyone including US, Euros and East Azn ghulams is continuing as we speak but won't be ready till 2028 if that is the muhurat for China's invasion of Taiwan like everyone thinks.

It could be that Ching isn't confident about the economy withstanding any sanctions that the West will apply and they still need a decade plus some more years to "prepare" and the West knows this, and their build up is planned accordingly.

while you are doing your war gaming, what if 11 is the real OG "Buddh-not-Yudh leader" instead of the sasta local impostor

Is TikTok pushing Taiwan’s young people closer to China?​

Is TikTok pushing Taiwan’s young people closer to China?

A growing number of researchers fear that the controversial app is promoting pro-China content and softening attitudes towards the People’s Republic

www.ft.com

TikTok could be affecting views of young Taiwanese​

TikTok could be affecting views of young Taiwanese - Taipei Times

Bringing Taiwan to the World and the World to Taiwan

www.taipeitimes.com

 

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while you are doing your war gaming, what if 11 is the real OG "Buddh-not-Yudh leader" instead of the sasta local impostor

Is TikTok pushing Taiwan’s young people closer to China?​

Is TikTok pushing Taiwan’s young people closer to China?

A growing number of researchers fear that the controversial app is promoting pro-China content and softening attitudes towards the People’s Republic

www.ft.com

TikTok could be affecting views of young Taiwanese​

TikTok could be affecting views of young Taiwanese - Taipei Times

Bringing Taiwan to the World and the World to Taiwan

www.taipeitimes.com

Taiwan is a US vassal, if the Taiwanese people are jewed into believing "WAN CHAINA SAAR, PEE ARR CEE OWA BRUDDA" it is because Chings are being allowed to.

Like how the Bri'ish handed over HK to China.

11, Jinpig is not Buddh-not-Yuddh, he is the Plata o Plomo leader.

tbh I wouldn't put it beyond them to GTFO out of East Asia altogether, just like they allowed the USSR to keep Eastern Europe and half of Korea during the Cold War since they couldn't take the Soviets in a war even assuming no nukes were involved.

 

[silentassassin265]

Taiwan is a US vassal, if the Taiwanese people are jewed into believing "WAN CHAINA SAAR, PEE ARR CEE OWA BRUDDA" it is because Chings are being allowed to.

Like how the Bri'ish handed over HK to China.

11, Jinpig is not Buddh-not-Yuddh, he is the Plata o Plomo leader.

tbh I wouldn't put it beyond them to GTFO out of East Asia altogether, just like they allowed the USSR to keep Eastern Europe and half of Korea during the Cold War since they couldn't take the Soviets in a war even assuming no nukes were involved.

Even if they go to war with taiwan they won't win without million casualties considering they have 100km to cover by sea.
Russian navy is not able to take odessa even when Ukraine doesn't have a navy, capturing a coastal territory is lot difficult this days thanks to anti ship missiles and kamikaze drone.

Real concern lies when 11 jinping realize that he can't take on taiwan then tried the same adventure in Arunachal, considering that we won't have airforce by 2030 (older su 30 will face maintenance issues and rest jets will retire, fate of LCA is unknown) it would be lot easier for him to hold on some territory if not all.

 

[DancingPeacock]

Trump is the best thing that had happened to America. In 1st Week itself, it has been roller coaster ride. This is what keeps DS from interfering effectively in India. With no firm support from Washington and all the chaos over there it prevents all the gears turning in same time.

 

[shade2]

Trump is the best thing that had happened to America. In 1st Week itself, it has been roller coaster ride. This is what keeps DS from interfering effectively in India. With no firm support from Washington and all the chaos over there it prevents all the gears turning in same time.

Ideally with Trump they should be busy fire-fighting him in America itself rather than going around the world and lighting fires of regime-change in random countries

 

[Miss Firing]

Ideally with Trump they should be busy fire-fighting him in America itself rather than going around the world and lighting fires of regime-change in random countries

Regime change processes have a life of their own. Same methodology everywhere.

Dispute election, throw wild allegations a thousand times so that some will stick, gather numbers/crowds, create/design false flags, crowd intersection/chock points & paralyze everything.

Generally they chimpout with EU flags & playcards with "Muh democracy" but in above case they were a bit clever as no EU flags were displayed in significant numbers, would have been too obvious.

Is there any recent example in any state where anti EU/anti NATO crowds have gathered in huge numbers & leveraged such an outcome?

 

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Is there any recent example in any state where anti EU/anti NATO crowds have gathered in huge numbers & leveraged such an outcome?

In Nijjer countries where military coupsters removed the ((( democratic ))) and France-licking regimes with Wagner backing, not entirely mobs of "protestors" though but close.

The whole "mobs doing color revolution" thing is a distinctly American/CIA regime change method though, nobody else manages to do it since they don't have the same network and leverages.

Russia does the Wagner and local collaborator regime change.
China just throws money to change regime.

In our Padosi Mulq we see LAAAANG MAAAARCH every 3 months in Islumabad and Lawhore over the Kaptaan, but always Kaptaan-lovers get danda on their bottoms, get shot and then disappeared by the Marshall Race rulers of that land.
Not a peep is heard from the typical media rags or Human Rights screechers.

So it's not as if the "mob based regime change" doesn't happen anywhere else, it's just that it doesn't work out if not supported by US

 

[Azaad]

They will sit it out.
There is no way they can beat China in a long drawn out war.

What makes you think China's invincible ? Have you checked out the number of aero or sea platforms they're churning out ? These are going to be manned by their service personnel. How do you scale up operations while maintaining peak efficiency at the same time ?

All those personnel you're inducting can't be optimally trained in such a short period of time. Usually you do that in a protracted war like in WW-2 not so in peacetime.

Is it any of a surprise that the PLAAF is busy shopping abroad for ex NATO personnel for training & tactics. This is over & above the fact that modern Chinese platforms have yet to find export markets in spite of US sanctions ensuring Russia lost out on theirs & China used to export more in the 80's & 90's when their equipment was literally junk grade as compared to the present & the fact that they don't exercise with the armed forces of any large sized modern nation except Russia & the latter's performance is before you in the war in Ukraine unless you want to throw in Paxtan .

It is why they try to regime change our Buddh-not-Yudh leader here, so that we become China's Ukraine and they can fortify Taiwan with US personnel, aircraft, missiles and CBG so much that the Ching will be disincentivized to invade or blockade after being bled by a thousand cuts by India on the Himalayas, ofc we will bleed too but as if US gandus care?

India's too large & diverse for colour revolution . That's something the west's realised a long time ago which is the reason you'd see the west target certain specific sector in India as opposed to the entire nation.

Rather thru formal alliances they hoped to inveigle India into becoming an Asian Ukraine. Forget Modi , even the Congress would baulk at such a step irrespective how they may be portraying themselves to the powers that be in the west.

If the US stations troops in Taiwan it crosses China's red lines & is tantamount to a declaration of war.

Anyway one alternative to our current theory of "Akhand Cheen before 2030" is assuming the Powers that Be know something that we don't, as in they know pakka that Chings will invade post 2030, or in 2040, since the military buildup of everyone including US, Euros and East Azn ghulams is continuing as we speak but won't be ready till 2028 if that is the muhurat for China's invasion of Taiwan like everyone thinks.

Xi Jinping is already 72 . He'd be 82 in a decade from now assuming he lives that long or survives in power. His is a classic case of an old man in a hurry. Right now China's in an enviable position of deciding when is the optimal time to stage such an invasion.

My argument is with Trump back in the saddle he'd disrupt the geo economics & geo politics of the world so much that what seems an option today for the Chinese will seem mandatory tomorrow. Ditto for the west given not only its dependencies on China but the fact that now thrir own industrial eco system is under a huge cloud thanks to relentless competition from China.

It could be that Ching isn't confident about the economy withstanding any sanctions that the West will apply and they still need a decade plus some more years to "prepare" and the West knows this, and their build up is planned accordingly.

Nope. Xi is interested in leaving behind his legacy as the great unifier of China .Whatever is going to happen will unfold & be over this time 2035. We're living in very interesting times.

 

[FalconSlayers]

A decade old American startup meanwhile

View: https://x.com/ycombinator/status/1884276715863826632

 

[ezsasa]

DNI Director-designate @TulsiGabbard: Democrats have accused me of being Trump’s puppet, Putin’s puppet, Assad’s puppet, a guru’s puppet, Modi’s puppet — but what truly unsettles them is I refuse to be THEIR puppet.


View: https://x.com/TrumpWarRoom/status/1884994931166495172

 

[Psacha123]

DNI Director-designate @TulsiGabbard: Democrats have accused me of being Trump’s puppet, Putin’s puppet, Assad’s puppet, a guru’s puppet, Modi’s puppet — but what truly unsettles them is I refuse to be THEIR puppet.


View: https://x.com/TrumpWarRoom/status/1884994931166495172

Very hard for her to get confirmed unless Trump does recess appointment.

Possibly the toughest of all followed by RFK, KashPatel and Hegseth (who only got confirmed because Vance rushed in last minute to cast the tiebreaker)

 

[crazywithmath]

Very hard for her to get confirmed unless Trump does recess appointment.

Possibly the toughest of all followed by RFK, KashPatel and Hegseth (who only got confirmed because Vance rushed in last minute to cast the tiebreaker)

Please don't tell me RFK Jr will be confirmed?

And is there any chance that this DOGE shit will ever become a reality?

 

[Psacha123]

Please don't tell me RFK Jr will be confirmed?

And is there any chance that this DOGE shit will ever become a reality?

The first 3 of them have enemies on both sides. So it won’t just be RINOs voting against them.
Tulsi specifically has secret voting for no reason.
It remains to be seen if Trump will still bulldoze them through with recess appointment.

As for DOGE, there is a new DOGE counter added that already claims $35bn savings.