I must be missing something, but given that we have zero military units ready to deploy, why wouldn't China invade Taiwan right now?
Am I misunderstand their desire to get Taiwan back? Or am I missing some leverage that we hold over them? Or are they just being rather reasonable and peaceful?
Here's my theory ...
China is too tied into the global electronics industry to do anything as disruptive as a military invasion. The tech industry would crash hard if Taiwan was shut down for even a month. There are waaaay to many dependencies on the factories there. That would hurt China (and the Red Chinese Army's high tech investments) tremendously.
Nixon and Kissenger's realism played a major role in creating this entanglement of China into the global economy.
Good point. That makes sense. I wish the U.S. would realize how interdependent everything is.
Looks like R.Crumb pencils with turn o' the century inks. Who did it?
Does look anchronistic. I was actually looking for the one with the boats on a string (by W.A. Rogers, NY Herald 1904), but this one by Unknown captures a certain American psychosis.
"...carry a big Q-tip."
i was searching to see if anyone had used the term "plundercrats" before. short list. the last one surprised me though.
did you mean: plundercats
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Am I misunderstand their desire to get Taiwan back? Or am I missing some leverage that we hold over them? Or are they just being rather reasonable and peaceful?
- jim 8-03-2006 11:34 pm
Here's my theory ...
China is too tied into the global electronics industry to do anything as disruptive as a military invasion. The tech industry would crash hard if Taiwan was shut down for even a month. There are waaaay to many dependencies on the factories there. That would hurt China (and the Red Chinese Army's high tech investments) tremendously.
Nixon and Kissenger's realism played a major role in creating this entanglement of China into the global economy.
- mark 8-03-2006 11:59 pm
Good point. That makes sense. I wish the U.S. would realize how interdependent everything is.
- jim 8-04-2006 12:02 am
- mark 8-04-2006 1:22 am
Looks like R.Crumb pencils with turn o' the century inks. Who did it?
- steve 8-05-2006 8:00 am
Does look anchronistic. I was actually looking for the one with the boats on a string (by W.A. Rogers, NY Herald 1904), but this one by Unknown captures a certain American psychosis.
- mark 8-05-2006 10:15 am
"...carry a big Q-tip."
- tom moody 8-05-2006 11:14 am
i was searching to see if anyone had used the term "plundercrats" before. short list. the last one surprised me though.
- dave 8-05-2006 6:13 pm
did you mean: plundercats
- tom moody 8-05-2006 6:21 pm