AHC: The USA "steals" Taiwan's semiconductor industry between 2009 and 2019

[raharris1973]

The challenge is to have the USA steal or inshore as much of Taiwan's semiconductor industry as possible. No tactical is off the table, from industrial espionage and copyright violation, to H1-B visa'ing and naturalizing the bulk of the engaged Taiwanese workforce, to altering regulations and government subsidies.

 

[WolfBear]

Al Gore wins in 2000. An isolationist Donald Trump wins the US Presidency in 2008 and declares that the US won't fight for Taiwan. Trump wins reelection in 2012. China invades Taiwan in 2015, after which point Taiwan experiences a rapid brain drain to the US since a lot of smart Taiwanese don't actually want to live under Chinese rule.

Does that work for this?

 

[raharris1973]

Al Gore wins in 2000. An isolationist Donald Trump wins the US Presidency in 2008 and declares that the US won't fight for Taiwan. Trump wins reelection in 2012. China invades Taiwan in 2015, after which point Taiwan experiences a rapid brain drain to the US since a lot of smart Taiwanese don't actually want to live under Chinese rule.

Does that work for this?

It's an attempt, but China can control emigration, or at least make damn sure the tech workforce apprentices people who will be loyal and stick around before some people escape or at let go. Also, regardless of what Trump would do in a crunch, not defending may not become fixed policy before hand. But his actions and statements could sow doubt. Of course he's not the type to expect to encourage mass exceptions to immigration policy.

The fleeing would kind of have to be done before conquest/reunification.

 

[WolfBear]

It's an attempt, but China can control emigration, or at least make damn sure the tech workforce apprentices people who will be loyal and stick around before some people escape or at let go. Also, regardless of what Trump would do in a crunch, not defending may not become fixed policy before hand. But his actions and statements could sow doubt. Of course he's not the type to expect to encourage mass exceptions to immigration policy.

The fleeing would kind of have to be done before conquest/reunification.

China could control emigration, but wouldn't it be more prudent for China to allow critics to emigrate so that they would cause less trouble at home?

And I was thinking of most of this immigration occurring after Trump leaves office in January 2017 and is replaced by a Democrat. In which case, China can invade Taiwan in 2016 instead of in 2015.

 

[Husky_Khan]

Make Taiwan an unincorporated overseas territory of the United States! 😁

 

[WolfBear]

Make Taiwan an unincorporated overseas territory of the United States! 😁

And imagine all of the Taiwanese restaurants that we'll get from this!