Originally Posted by
Less Hair
China needs trade with the west and raw materials from all over the world. So why risk it all for this now? Why not just wait?
They seem to want this escalation and I wonder why?
China could invade Taiwan and the rest of the world would still trade with China. You could say there are new emerging sources of goods from other Asian countries but the vast majority of those are still Chinese companies. Quite a few Chinese companies are outsourcing their own manufacturing outside of China due to rising labour costs.
In regards to raw materials, as the largest purchaser of raw materials on the planet those that supply those will continue to sell them irregardless of China’s status.