[neonihil]

I'm afraid there could be a hidden math behind this.

As in: cost of a war with China vs. economic cost of China acquiring TSMC tech.

As long as a war is cheaper, the US is protecting Taiwan.

I'm no expert, but it usually comes down to something like this.

[rado]

US loves expensive faraway wars

[988747]

They love wars against small third world countries that are easy to win. War with China is probably the only one that US can actually lose.

[joshjje]

Not in this lifetime. Unless you are talking about occupying China / storming their territory, that would not go well. But defeating China at sea and in the air and in other countries? They'd have no chance.

[HDThoreaun]

China has 5 times as many people as the US. Their technology is behind, but they are modernizing and having 5 times as many resources and no public backlash to wasting soldiers lives goes a far way.

[988747]

Some US generals disagree with you, especially when it comes to fight about Taiwan: https://americanmilitarynews.com/2021/03/us-will-lose-fast-i...

[barbacoa]

As you can tell from the last few decades, winning wars is a secondary concern.

[ekianjo]

Since when does the US government care about costs exactly?

[RealityVoid]

I believe China would probably aquire a pile of rubble.