Intel and the $1.5T chip industry meltdown
China already declared that it will use force in Taiwan if "possibilities for a peaceful reunification should be completely exhausted".<p>From Chinese Anti-Secession Law:<p>Article 8: In the event that the "Taiwan independence" secessionist forces should act under any name or by any means to cause the fact of Taiwan's secession from China, or that major incidents entailing Taiwan'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's sovereignty and territorial integrity.<p><a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meetdocs/2004_2009/documents/fd/d-cn2005042601/d-cn2005042601en.pdf" rel="nofollow">https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meetdocs/2004_2009/documents/...</a><p>It is USA/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't be caught off guard by China as EU was caught off guard by Russia.