James O'Byrne on China and Taiwan
James O'Byrne
China and Taiwan
Claims and stances
Transcript
- 0:00 With the large emergence of AI technology that has swept the world, you have to understand where where it's all coming from.
- 0:10 A small nation off the coast of China called Taiwan controls almost 90 to 95% of semiconductor chip manufacturing, which is what's in iPhones, TVs, and powers a lot of AI intelligence.
- 0:26 And you have to understand the threat that is posed to them by their very loud and rambunctious neighbor, China.
- 0:34 China sees Taiwan as an economic magnet.
- 0:38 They believe that if they were to infiltrate Taiwan and take control of Taiwan, then that would give them vast controls over t the tech space.
- 0:48 And the real reason why Taiwan has not fallen and has not been invaded by China yet is due to the American support.
- 0:57 America has maintained support for Taiwan for as long as we can remember.
- 1:02 And China, if they were to invade Taiwan, are encircled by Japan, a US ally, the Philippines, a US ally, and much of Indochina, which all which are also American allies.
- 1:17 Additionally, America has strongholds in the Marshall Islands, Samoa, and many other islands across the Pacific.
- 1:25 A large naval presence, a large na uh American naval presence is located in the Pacific as well.
- 1:32 So that is a major deterrent for China invading Taiwan.