@proxima1025: To be fair... was Thor a 'main character' before you saw the films? I'm not a comic book person either, so fully willing to give the character a shot, whatever the politics behind it may be.
@btotheotothejtothef: I mean, I get the general Disney criticism, but calling them scumbags based on a quote which says they'll do what the consumers want seems like you may be stretching for that criticism every so slightly.
God damn corporations, doing what we want them to... how very dare they!
Alright. There seems to be an overwhelmingly misinformed view here that China makes semiconductors. China DOES NOT make all the semiconductors, in fact they have a fairly small number of semiconductor factories, even Taiwan has more. Over half of US semiconductors are made in the USA.
Keep that in mind before you make some stupid comment about China holding up supplies intentionally. Christ, it's like being on QAnon. There's nothing wrong with wanting China to fail, but at least support it with facts.
@just1mohr: Hold on... I don't think you understand. China doesn't make the semiconductors - the US does, and then sells them to China to put into the products.
So... the US controls semiconductor supplies along with Japan, and also South Korea to an extent.
@Atzenkiller: China imports the semiconductors, around $300 billion's worth a year, mainly from the US and Japan. It's a major weakness of their economy and their main reliance on the outside, which is why they are quite concerned about the economic decoupling action being taken by the West and other states such as India.
@firedrakes: He tried to do a 'clever' trolling by claiming he didn't know, then cunningly editing his post. He's a wily little fox, but I think we can all see through it.
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