Remove the prize. Transfer the chip production to the US. If we are in the middle of the process and they start the conflict, then make the whole chip manufacturing in Taiwan go boom.
It would only take minutes to defeat China. And a few days for them to realize it.
Win, lose or draw for the Chinese means long term financial collapse. They lose their biggest customer and with a few phone calls, most of their customers. For an export driven economy, that is crushing.
Three points of consideration:
Remove the prize. Transfer the chip production to the US. If we are in the middle of the process and they start the conflict, then make the whole chip manufacturing in Taiwan go boom.
It would only take minutes to defeat China. And a few days for them to realize it.
Win, lose or draw for the Chinese means long term financial collapse. They lose their biggest customer and with a few phone calls, most of their customers. For an export driven economy, that is crushing.