The China Thread (Threat)

[ThunderHorse]

What does retirement from the United States mean?

State said their citizenship would be revoked.

 

[SpitfireV]

They can do that if they're dual citizen or green card but I think they'd be hard pressed if US were their only citizenship.

 

[DA SWO]

They can do that if they're dual citizen or green card but I think they'd be hard pressed if US were their only citizenship.

Normally I'd agree with you, but as messed up as the Government and Judicial system have become, who knows how they'd rule.

 

[Salt USMC]

Damn, Joe Brandon is so beholden to Chinese interests that he….crushed their semiconductor manufacturing industry? That doesn’t seem right….

 

[AWP]

Damn, Joe Brandon is so beholden to Chinese interests that he….crushed their semiconductor manufacturing industry? That doesn’t seem right….

I can explain it, but I don't think you're ready for the truth.

 

[R.Caerbannog]

Check to the big guy bounced.

 

[Salt USMC]

Check to the big guy bounced.

Inflation is hitting everyone hard it seems

 

[pardus]

Inflation is hitting everyone hard it seems

 

[pardus]

So this is fucking huge! If this is true, this is about as significant as bringing down the USSR. I'd love to hear your thoughts on this.

 

[Marauder06]

I did a little further reading on this subject because I thought it was pretty interesting. Here's what CNBC had to say about it (link).

So this is fucking huge! If this is true, this is about as significant as bringing down the USSR. I'd love to hear your thoughts on this.

Very interesting. Thank you for posting that.

I heard about this subject yesterday. I don't know much about it, but I'm going to offer some opinions in the interests of furthering this discussion.
I'm going to assume that everything in the video is true. If it is, then yes this is a big deal to China.

...in the short term.

The very basic idea of markets is "supply and demand." If an economic juggernaut like China has a demand for those chips, then someone will supply them. If this is as big a deal as people are trying to make it, then China will probably just start producing them in-house. With all of the intellectual property they pirated from us over the years, I think it's naïve for us to think they can't make this stuff. They haven't been, most likely because it was cheaper to pay someone else to do it, which they concentrated on their competitive advantages. I think China will just direct their state-controlled industries to start churning this stuff out. Heck they probably already stole all the plans they need. And aren't they the ones who are producing or (from AFrica) controlling the rare earth metals theses products need in the first place?

Additionally, China's market is enormous. If China is not buying boatloads of high end chips, well then, probably no one is buying the ones that were previously made for China. That's going to do two things: first, it's going to affect the bottom lines of both big tech companies and the wealthy investors who hold stock in them. That's going to create pressure on the Biden Administration to make this a short-term situation and flood the market with these chips, which is going to drive down price.

There's an International Relations theory called "Trade Expectations." The oversimplified explanation of this theory is that the less nations trade with each other, the more likely war is. Especially if it's something that a nation feels is necessary for its survival, like oil, or prosperity like... computer chips. So, this action might make a splash in the short term, but in my very-unknowledegable-about-this-topic opinion, it won't have a very negative impact on China for very long, and might in fact make war with China more likely over time.

 

[CQB]

Nice catch mate, Trump did the same & crippled ZTE briefly. The were back in business courtesy of Xi requesting the supply of chips to ZTE recommence as a condition of assisting in the North Korea talks (remember them)? As the second article points out, this is a continuation of the trade war from 2018.

China Trade War: Trump Export Controls Set To Slam Chip Sector

China, US and the Semiconductor War. All you Need to Know

 

[Jaknight]

China's armed forces recruiting dozens of British ex military pilots in 'threat to UK interests'

 

[CQB]

Bad karma, not for you @Jaknight but for the information.

 

[JedisonsDad]

It’s surprising that there isn’t already a law stating you can’t work for a foreign military without prior approval, and more importantly a competing foreign military.

 

[RackMaster]

This isn't surprising. There's a significant amount of Canadian service members that still think China is our friend. I'd be curious to see how many they recruited from us.

Xi Jinping's speech to the CCP Congress is all we need to know about where they stand. I expect 2023 the year they invade Taiwan and the world gets really fucking hot.

Xi won't rule out force to take Taiwan & mentions security 89 times in speech

 

[AWP]

Just say Nazis are on Taiwan. Problem solved.

 

[JedisonsDad]

Just say Nazis are on Taiwan. Problem solved.

I got you, boo.

Nazi imagery from Taiwan stems from ignorance, not hate, analysts say

 

[Jaknight]

It’s surprising that there isn’t already a law stating you can’t work for a foreign military without prior approval, and more importantly a competing foreign military.

Does the USA have any laws like that ?

 

[JedisonsDad]

Does the USA have any laws like that ?

Perhaps Title 18 US Code 953?

 

[Kaldak]

I don't think the Logan Act applies; these individuals are not trying to negotiate for the government behind the government's back.