• FlordaMan@lemmy.world
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      2 months ago

      Most stable any country when a way more powerful neighboring country is basically embargoing it.

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          2 months ago

          Taiwan brings major economic benefits to its “supporting” countries via its technological exports & is thus too important to allow to fall into China’s hands if it can be avoided.

          Cuba brings… cigars?

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            2 months ago

            No, but they are close enough to that to be having economic effects upon Taiwan by reducing the number of potential trading partners willing to risk inviting China’s wrath. Ship captains would likely rather avoid a run-in with China’s Navy.

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              2 months ago

              That’s not true; they trade freely with Japan, South Korea, and the U.S. (which has bases in the Pacific), and I think they trade with other countries without any problems as well. Their chips are shipped all over the world.

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            2 months ago

            One could argue China is right on the borderline of effectively doing that, likely scaring off some trading partners and thereby causing economic impacts - albeit significantly less severe than those currently experienced by Cuba.