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High-Tech Firms Worry About Taiwan-China Tensions

Posted by timothy on from the with-good-reason dept.

Andy Tai writes "This San Jose Mercury News story shows high tech companies in the Silicon Valley worry about a possible war between mainland China and Taiwan. Both play important roles in the computer industry and the U.S. depends on both to finance the federal budget deficits. Many businessmen hope that economic considerations will prevent both sides from marching down a self-destructive path."

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  1. Taiwan needs to get some nukes... by jjh37997 · · Score: 2, Flamebait

    Seriously, Taiwan needs to get a hold of some nuclear weapons. Since they're so close to mainland China they don't even need ICBM to deliver them. It's not like thye don't have the infrastructure to develop them, they just need some raw materials. Hell, if North Korea of all places can build some nukes then Taiwan sure can. Mutually assured destruction (MAD) kept the Western world safe when the USSR had the manpower to overrun Europe it can work for Taiwan too. Maybe they can buy a few from Israel. It the fear that Israel has a shitload of nukes that keeps the local Arab nations from trying to push them into the sea (that and the fact they kicked their ass the last two times they tried but I'm sure the nukes help).