BuddyTheBeefalo@lemmy.ml to Wallstreet Bets@lemmy.world · 2 years agoDonald Trump wants Taiwan to pay for U.S. protection—and that should worry shareholders of Nvidia, Microsoft and Teslafortune.comexternal-linkmessage-square15fedilinkarrow-up176
arrow-up176external-linkDonald Trump wants Taiwan to pay for U.S. protection—and that should worry shareholders of Nvidia, Microsoft and Teslafortune.comBuddyTheBeefalo@lemmy.ml to Wallstreet Bets@lemmy.world · 2 years agomessage-square15fedilink
minus-squarebreadsmasher@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up24·2 years ago“Pay us or china will take you over”. China rolls in and takes over. TSMC foundry and its technology is then used by china. Good job trumpy. idiot.
minus-squaremipadaitu@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 years agoFoundries have said they’d sabotage the machines if taken, so… computers won’t be made for a while if that happens.
minus-squareichbinjasokreativ@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 years agoIf I was to play devil’s advocate, then I’d argue that the idea is that taiwan does not really have a choice. They’ll pay and china won’t move in.
minus-squareFedizen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·edit-22 years agoRepublicans lately have been siding with the larger power in every fight. I’d wager a pretty penny that trump would roll over if China invaded Taiwan.
minus-squareLog in | Sign up@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 years agoYeah Trump is a complete simp for dictators.
minus-squareLog in | Sign up@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 years agoRemember the embarrassing bromance he had with the Korean dictator just because he paid him a compliment and called him your excellency. Trump melted in his hands. Such a fragile ego.
minus-squarebreadsmasher@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoOr they cant afford to pay, america is extorting the country, starts to increase military spending and china invades. Because america wont help unless Taiwan pays.
“Pay us or china will take you over”.
China rolls in and takes over. TSMC foundry and its technology is then used by china.
Good job trumpy. idiot.
Foundries have said they’d sabotage the machines if taken, so… computers won’t be made for a while if that happens.
If I was to play devil’s advocate, then I’d argue that the idea is that taiwan does not really have a choice. They’ll pay and china won’t move in.
Republicans lately have been siding with the larger power in every fight. I’d wager a pretty penny that trump would roll over if China invaded Taiwan.
Yeah Trump is a complete simp for dictators.
Remember the embarrassing bromance he had with the Korean dictator just because he paid him a compliment and called him your excellency. Trump melted in his hands. Such a fragile ego.
Or they cant afford to pay, america is extorting the country, starts to increase military spending and china invades.
Because america wont help unless Taiwan pays.