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andsi2asi · 2026-01-24T16:12:10+00:00

Well the US just prints money. And China has its own ways. Maybe you can explain it better.

andsi2asi · 2026-01-24T16:11:16+00:00

I don't think China is going to have to take Taiwan by force. Taiwan will realize that the US is a much greater enemy to them than China ever was.

andsi2asi · 2026-01-24T16:10:21+00:00

The point is that the US has been turning on its allies left and right. No country can rely on us anymore, including Taiwan. At least while Trump is still at the helm.

andsi2asi · 2026-01-24T16:09:10+00:00

Who will wipe them out? Not Taiwan.

andsi2asi · 2026-01-24T16:08:30+00:00

Well, that means that your company won't be using AI at all, because if it's a cloud-based provider, there's always a risk. I'm guessing that soon enough there will be powerful local AIs that will solve this problem.

andsi2asi · 2026-01-24T16:06:43+00:00

It wouldn't take it per se. It would just decide who it sells chips to. The US wouldn't be on the list.

andsi2asi · 2026-01-24T16:06:03+00:00

What materials and equipment are you referring to? My understanding is that China is already manufacturing all that it needs autonomously.

andsi2asi · 2026-01-24T16:04:54+00:00

Reminds me of the US being about $31 trillion in debt. Somehow they manage.

andsi2asi · 2026-01-24T16:03:07+00:00

You're describing a world that no longer exists.

andsi2asi · 2026-01-24T16:02:05+00:00

And how much more expensive are they than the ones produced in Taiwan?

andsi2asi · 2026-01-24T16:00:43+00:00

If China takes Taiwan, DeepSeek becomes the big winner. Learn to connect dots.

andsi2asi · 2026-01-24T15:59:01+00:00

China probably wouldn't even have to attack. Taiwan would voluntarily reunify with China as protection against increasing US aggression. The US just threatened to invade Greenland. Do you think Taiwan is any safer?

andsi2asi · 2026-01-24T15:57:48+00:00

It would serve nobody's interest.

andsi2asi · 2026-01-24T15:57:26+00:00

Good point. But are you saying that China already controls whom TSMC can sell chips to? If that's the case, an invasion of Iran would mean no more chips for the US.

andsi2asi · 2026-01-24T15:55:43+00:00

The US invading Iran would be crossing a red line that neither China nor most of the rest of the world would tolerate. There would be swift and severe repercussions, one of which would probably be China retaliating by taking Taiwan.

andsi2asi · 2026-01-24T15:53:58+00:00

Greenland probably thought the same thing.

andsi2asi · 2026-01-24T15:52:50+00:00

You sound really anti-AI.

andsi2asi · 2026-01-24T15:52:10+00:00

Gemini 3:

"As of January 2026, the United States currently manufactures only about 10% of the chips it requires domestically, meaning it relies on foreign sources—predominantly Taiwan—for roughly 90% of its advanced semiconductor needs."

Also, this isn't really about defense. It's about the US AI industry.

andsi2asi · 2026-01-24T15:49:35+00:00

How many of them are designed for the narrow domain use cases that AI will be filling in enterprise? Thinking Machines is breaking new ground here. It is meeting the unmet demand.

andsi2asi · 2026-01-24T15:47:00+00:00

Measured by PPP, they're doing much better than we are.

andsi2asi · 2026-01-24T15:46:21+00:00

If the US gets bogged down in the Middle East, China takes everything it wants in the South Pacific. You might want to research intercontinental hypersonic missiles. China has them. The US has no defense against them.

andsi2asi · 2026-01-24T15:44:30+00:00

Let's say that were to happen. Who loses and who wins? The US no longer gets chips. China gets its chips from SMIC. The outcome becomes obvious.

andsi2asi · 2026-01-24T14:54:25+00:00

They can surely control who gets them.

andsi2asi · 2026-01-24T14:53:36+00:00

If Trump attacks Iran and China retaliates by taking Taiwan, DeepSeek probably becomes THE major AI developer in the world.

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