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xadhominemxlast Wednesday at 6:32 PM1 replyview on HN

China has promised to wage war and forcibly subjugate Taiwan, a democratic ally and critical trade partner. If China backed off Taiwan for a few decades, I think the US would drop export controls.


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dialecticallast Wednesday at 6:43 PM

>If China backed off Taiwan for a few decades, I think the US would drop export controls.

Total historical illiteracy. if only there was an island nation immediately southeast of the US we could look to for information on how America treats countries that try the whole "back off" thing