Posted on Jul 18, 2024
Chip stocks fall further after Trump’s remarks on Taiwan defence
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"Semiconductor and related tech shares hit hard by former US president’s calls for Taipei to pay for US protection"
Chip stocks fall further after Trump’s remarks on Taiwan defence
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How one sided you are in your quote. Maybe if you read the whole thing:
"Shares in semiconductor and related tech companies had already plunged on Wednesday after the former president’s comments, as well as a report that suggested Joe Biden’s administration was considering the strictest controls on the trade of chips to China."
Personally, I have no problem with either move. Make sure Taiwan is doing their part to ensure their own defense and keep China from taking advantage of us all. Trump is obviously trying to negotiate more advantageous deals and Biden is trying to look strong against China. Politics.
"Shares in semiconductor and related tech companies had already plunged on Wednesday after the former president’s comments, as well as a report that suggested Joe Biden’s administration was considering the strictest controls on the trade of chips to China."
Personally, I have no problem with either move. Make sure Taiwan is doing their part to ensure their own defense and keep China from taking advantage of us all. Trump is obviously trying to negotiate more advantageous deals and Biden is trying to look strong against China. Politics.
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SPC Lyle Montgomery
Maj Kevin "Mac" McLaughlin - Sometimes you just have to look at who is posting and scroll past. It isn't worth agonising over these liberal democrats. I worked at a trade uninon job for over 30 years and as a republican, I had to put up with a lot of democrat retoric. Its like water off of a ducks back.
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Maj Kevin "Mac" McLaughlin
Normally I do scroll past his... However, when I see something that is categorically wrong and/or misleading, I'm going to say something.
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MSG Billy Brumfield
SPC Lyle Montgomery - Exactly, I usually ignore what he posts but sometimes it is just way too ignorant to ignore! lol
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Trump approved this and Taiwan paid for it but Taiwan got put at back of line because Biden's weakness in the shitty Afghanistan Retrograde gave Putin courage to restart his war with Ukraine.
Biden and Obama gave blankets and MREs before Trump gave Javelins and other weapons. Biden incentivizes enemies to strike. Doing sanctions to Russia AFTER Ukraine after the 2-2022 invasion was too little and too late. Taiwan needed those tanks. We should have a second tank factory.
https://www.thedefensepost.com/2023/08/23/taiwan-abrams-tanks-us/
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Biden and Obama gave blankets and MREs before Trump gave Javelins and other weapons. Biden incentivizes enemies to strike. Doing sanctions to Russia AFTER Ukraine after the 2-2022 invasion was too little and too late. Taiwan needed those tanks. We should have a second tank factory.
https://www.thedefensepost.com/2023/08/23/taiwan-abrams-tanks-us/
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SMSgt Lawrence McCarter Lt Col Charlie Brown Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen CPT Jack Durish LTC Stephen F. CSM Charles Hayden 1SG Russell Scott 1SG Patrick Burke SFC Dr. Jesus Garcia-Arce, Psy.D SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL SFC John Davis LTC Trent Klug CDR Andrew McMenamin, PhD Col (Join to see) 1st Lt Padre Dave Poedel CPT (Join to see)
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Taiwan to Receive First Batch of Abrams Tanks Next Year: President
The Taiwanese military will receive its M1A2T Abrams tanks from the US beginning next year, President Tsai Ing-wen has confirmed.
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SFC Ralph E Kelley
My professional assessment is Taiwan needs to spend that money on anti-tank missiles, cannon munitions of the 'beehive' genre, rifle and hand grenades, suicide and reusable bomber drones, claymore and bouncing-betties, and other conventional mass casualty producing types of weaponry for land use.
For use over the waters of straits they need shipkillers. For the air surrounding the nation they need the Phalanx CIWS and surface-to-air missiles.
For future defense a technically inclined country like Taiwan can easily put together short-range vehicle mounted railguns to kill landing craft.
All these weapons and suystems are well within the country's capabilties.
For use over the waters of straits they need shipkillers. For the air surrounding the nation they need the Phalanx CIWS and surface-to-air missiles.
For future defense a technically inclined country like Taiwan can easily put together short-range vehicle mounted railguns to kill landing craft.
All these weapons and suystems are well within the country's capabilties.
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LTC Trent Klug I am doubtful.
Too much to lose and this would hurt NATO.
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Too much to lose and this would hurt NATO.
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Taiwan ranked top in Asia, 10th in world on EIU freedom index - Focus Taiwan
Taiwan remains top in Asia and 10th globally among the 167 countries and territories ranked in the Democracy Index 2023 released on Thursday by the London-based Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU).
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Seems reasonable to me. Taiwan's wealth is largely founded in its trade with America. China's too! If China screws with US, they're only hurting themselves.
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