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Chinese “D-Day style” barges have been spotted practising what appear to be amphibious landings in the South China Sea.

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[–] [email protected] 34 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Good luck Taiwan! There won't be any US support for you unfortunately

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 month ago (1 children)

✨that was one of the points of the international foreign influence campaign to disrupt our elections✨

[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Well it's correct now. Might not have been then.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

i don't understand what you're saying. i think my brain is just very smooth tho

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

No, I think they're the one coming up a bit short on wrinkles.

Or else me and you are both failing at reading comprehension today.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

If not, then wave buy buy to pretty much all modern computer chips for years to come. Devastating global supply chain disruptions.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

When has China restricted countries from technology that wasn’t in retaliation to western restrictions on them?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

Taiwan's National Security Bureau says that without their supply chain of advanced machinery and parts as well as ultra-pure raw materials, the factories won't be able to do much for long at current tech levels and will quickly fall behind the leading edge. And both the US and Taiwan have plans to scuttle the plants if they see the need anyway.