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geopolitics (jē″ō-pŏl′ĭ-tĭks) noun

The study of the relationship among politics and geography, demography, and economics, especially with respect to the foreign policy of a nation.

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Japan tells its companies in Taiwan ‘you’re on your own’ if China invades (www.ft.com)
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Japanese diplomats told company risk officers that “you are on your own if you put significant assets in Taiwan”, said one person present at one of the conversations.

Foreign direct investment by Japanese companies — traditionally Taiwan’s third-largest source of FDI, after the EU and US — slumped 27 per cent last year to $452mn, and is down from a peak of $1.7bn in 2022.

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[–] realitista@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

I think if the choice is to not have modern chips, they will go to war. Chips are too strategic these days in too many domains including military.