Intel and the $1.5T chip industry meltdown
China already declared that it will use force in Taiwan if &quot;possibilities for a peaceful reunification should be completely exhausted&quot;.<p>From Chinese Anti-Secession Law:<p>Article 8: In the event that the &quot;Taiwan independence&quot; secessionist forces should act under any name or by any means to cause the fact of Taiwan&#x27;s secession from China, or that major incidents entailing Taiwan&#x27;s secession from China should occur, or that possibilities for a peaceful reunification should be completely exhausted, the state shall employ non-peaceful means and other necessary measures to protect China&#x27;s sovereignty and territorial integrity.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.europarl.europa.eu&#x2F;meetdocs&#x2F;2004_2009&#x2F;documents&#x2F;fd&#x2F;d-cn2005042601&#x2F;d-cn2005042601en.pdf" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.europarl.europa.eu&#x2F;meetdocs&#x2F;2004_2009&#x2F;documents&#x2F;...</a><p>It is USA&#x2F;EU strategic interest to avoid too deep dependency on Taiwan. We should support the status quo there as people of Taiwan are prosperous and peaceful nation. But we can&#x27;t be caught off guard by China as EU was caught off guard by Russia.