“Since early January, I’ve argued that if China merely took the step of declaring an air/sea blockade of its own rebellious province of Taiwan, the resulting loss of AI microchip exports would puncture America’s gigantic Tech Bubble, leading to the evaporation of perhaps ten trillion dollars of wealth. This would produce an unprecedented American financial collapse and a complete American withdrawal from the war with Iran.”

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