I mean, I’m assuming the connection types between the drone operator from both base and the pilot would be the same as in terms of disrupting communications.
I think the main difference between a drone operator from a base would have some sort of lag time, but having 3 brains working against 1 opponent would make up for the difference.
Shoot, why even have the pilot there. Just 3 drones vs 1 opponent would be even better.
Why do that when someone remotely can independently fly the other two and be even more useful?
Um… Is NATO weaker with the addition of Sweden and Finland? I’m not sure what your definition of “weak” means. I thought having more allies is not weak.
If they don’t care about school shootings, they are not going to care about this.
They just use their Mainland Travel Permit. Completely different from what we need to do to go into China.
Trade Relationships: While it’s true that China is Taiwan’s largest trading partner and Taiwan is a significant partner for China, this relationship doesn’t necessarily imply dependency or vulnerability for Taiwan. Taiwan specializes in high-value components like semiconductors, which are crucial for various global industries, thereby diversifying its economic engagements beyond China. Taiwan’s strategic economic engagements with other major economies, including the U.S., Japan, and members of the EU, reduce its economic reliance on China.
Medical Technology and Patent Filings: China filing twice as many patents as Taiwan may indicate volume but doesn’t inherently speak to the quality or global impact of these innovations. Taiwan has a well-established reputation in precision healthcare technologies and medical devices, often leading in specialized sectors that are competitive on a global scale. Moreover, the raw number of patents doesn’t directly translate to technological leadership.
Advancements in Semiconductors: Although China is making significant strides in semiconductor technology, Taiwan’s leadership in this area is built on decades of development and deep integration into global supply chains. The technological gap, especially in advanced semiconductor manufacturing (like 5nm and 3nm technologies), is substantial and not easily bridged. U.S. efforts to limit China’s access to cutting-edge technology further compound these challenges for China. Taiwan’s Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) remains the world’s most advanced chipmaker, underscoring its strategic value.
China’s Self-Reliance in Chip Technology: While China is working towards self-reliance in semiconductor technology, this is a long-term goal that faces multiple challenges, including sanctions and technological complexities. The Economist article points to a gradual reduction in reliance, but it does not imply that China has achieved parity with global leaders or can do without imports in the near term. The quality and performance of semiconductors are critical, and current global leaders like Taiwan and South Korea hold significant competitive advantages.
The Olympics is just China’s way of swinging their power around and forcing the association to call us that. We rather participate than not.
As for formal declaration, why go through the trouble? Even China immigration thinks we are a different country. You know, Taiwanese are required to get a Visa to visit the mainland? Why if they think we are part of China?
We have basically been independent for 75 years now. It’s like a couple that have been together for years and bought a house together. Why have a wedding anymore. Too much hassle.
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Local Taiwanese here, the CKS statues don’t mean shit to us. Just the old KMT people who still think we can still overtake the mainland.
We are also not moving closer to independence. We are already independent. We have our own currency, our own democratic government who we once again voted to remain independent.
We do not need China’s support for anything, if anything they need our support with our advanced medical technology and advanced chips.
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Honestly, the major issue is that they don’t pay us enough for us to stay longer than 2-3 years. When I was brought onto my job, I was having the hardest time navigating the home grown primitive system they custom built. The people who created this system were no longer working at the company. I was left trying to figure out a system that was custom built, semi functional and poorly maintained using an old confluence and Google doc.
I left the company after 3 years leaving in place of my own custom code, and my own sets of instructions for the next sap that has to try and figure it out.
I brought receipts.
https://www.ft.com/content/55ec498d-0959-41ef-8ab9-af06cc45f8e7
Just because YOU don’t believe in facts doesn’t make it less true.
It’s not about fair. Anti dumping tariffs is designed to protect national security and national industries. We are not exclusive to this. China themselves does the same exact thing.
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Just an example.
American companies can’t dump. This is specifically for countries to protect their own industries.
US companies can operate at a loss to gain market share, but the money losses is still in its own economy and not an outside foreign country that might not aligned with our countries values.
Plus a company can only lose money for so long that eventually the market starts correcting itself and investors pull funding. Can’t be said about China which is basically unlimited money.
The repercussions is drastic. China has already done this with solar panels. We are already beholden to them for this. If we were dependant on solar panels and not fossil fuel, they would literally be controlling our energy needs.
Well, it’s more than that. China is actively trying to dump on the market. Selling things at a loss so they can kill and steal market share.
Sorta what Amazon did early on but on a global scale.
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That is true.