Originally Posted by
Kerosene Kraut
They would ruin their trade with the west for a long time. They would ruin global trade that they need most. I don't see them doing it. Because, like you said, they are smart.
In a few more years, there won't be any alternative sources for advanced electronic components and systems outside of Taiwan and China. Nobody makes cell phones apart from them and Korea even now. As long as it is reasonably friendly we'll grin and bear it, because there is no basis for the international community to reject an agreed merger.