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The Laptop Supply Chain
Carl Bialik from the WSJ writes "When a U.S. consumer orders a laptop from HP or other big sellers, how does the machine get made? Often via a complex supply chain in Taiwan and China, shaped by rocky cross-Strait relations, according to the Wall Street Journal: 'Outsourcing to low-cost, high-quality Taiwanese manufacturers has helped make Dell and H-P the world's top two PC companies in terms of sales...But the relationship between U.S. computer firms and their third-party manufacturers can be tricky. In the struggle to retain an element of control over their suppliers, H-P, Dell and others play contract manufacturers against each other to keep prices falling and ensure no supplier gains too much leverage.'"
I, for one, welcome our new repost script overlords.
Man, I think you got the wrong thread, or else you're the one who's smoking crack.
Well, I sure would hate to be the one who has to break it to the Blue Man Group to start thinking different or leave.
US responds: I see your puny reed button and raise you a red button that brings your entire country to below sea level.
The US has far more bombs than China. MAD works. China might be evil, but they are smart enough to blink before it gets that far. (So is the US, which is why a China/US war won't go nuclear) Now if it was North Korea we were at war with, things are different, they are insane enough to not blink, even if it destroys the country. (though it would be hard to protect South Korea. The US can do a lot of damage to China without affecting other countries)
Then too, SDI might work well enough to stop the attack in the first place. Depends on the time of the attack. (As in not today, but they are working on it, while China doesn't have the best technology to counter it yet)
I don't see a US/China war. China will continue to claim Taiwan, but they well know that doing more will be dangerous.