This Is How You Lose the Tariff War

[~Rocktar~]

A reason China has not invaded Taiwan is because of China's dependence on international commerce, which would be severely upended by military action against Taiwan. If Trump shuts down trade with China, what further reason does China have for delay? If there's no longer the economic issue, then why not invade now? Take back Taiwan and all of its 60% control of the chip market in the process?

If I lived in Taiwan, I would prepare now. Today.

One of the principal reasons why tariffs were abandoned after WWII was to encourage international trade. International trade would, it was thought, discourage war.

International trade is one thing. Systematic international rape of our economy is another.

As to China, I think the series of attack submarines, ballistic missile submarines and carrier group assigned to that area who have the ability to sink China's entire navy pretty much unopposed in the span of 8 hours or less might be a bit of a deterrence to invading Taiwan or, for that matter, attacking Japan. Anti-ship Tomahawks are cheap compared to landing and cargo ships for invasions.