Reply to post: Re: When did Scorched Earth ever work?

TSMC and China: Mutually assured destruction now measured in nanometers, not megatons

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Re: When did Scorched Earth ever work?

And why would Taiwan destroy its ONLY leverage?

It's a threat. If they get invaded, they'll destroy the valuable factories needed by everybody, including the invaders. Stay away or your industry gets it.

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