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deadlands_goon t1_jeceywy wrote

Reply to comment by xott in How does China think about AI safety? by Aggravating_Lake_657

i dig your optimism

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felix_using_reddit t1_jecgpgp wrote

Best way to see he‘s correct is China‘s reluctance to attack Taiwan.

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deadlands_goon t1_jecgxmr wrote

idk the fact they havent done that yet doesnt seem like concrete proof to me

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felix_using_reddit t1_jechmi7 wrote

You can’t ever get any concrete proof for a broad statement like "China focuses on economic growth first and foremost, rather than militarization and forceful expansion". But the best proof you can get is this precise situation. Of course even looking at it from a purely militarist perspective attacking Taiwan is very bold. Considering it’s geography and the potential of third party‘s (USA) intervening militarily.. but hey, Putin faced similar concerns and didn’t give two fu*ks. The main reasons Taiwan is not under attack yet are of economic nature. It’s semiconductor monopoly that China depends upon and the possibility of Western sanctions crippling China‘s export business, as well as the possibility of Western companies pulling out of China. Both of these Xi does not want to have under any circumstances, as it appears.

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thatnameagain t1_jed6jyy wrote

China is not reluctant to attack, they just have no chance of succeeding in an invasion yet. When they can, things will change.

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