Alexandr Wang
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So that's why Taiwan matters so much. Got it. But then the reason it's a hotbed is that the People's Republic of China, the PRC, has a โ Because they used to own Taiwan, right?
So that's why Taiwan matters so much. Got it. But then the reason it's a hotbed is that the People's Republic of China, the PRC, has a โ Because they used to own Taiwan, right?
So that's why Taiwan matters so much. Got it. But then the reason it's a hotbed is that the People's Republic of China, the PRC, has a โ Because they used to own Taiwan, right?
There's a complicated relationship between Taiwan and China where if you ask people in Taiwan, they want to be independent. They want to be their own country. But the People's Republic of China has a sort of a reunification plan that they want to bring Taiwan back into their country and be back a part of China. So it's kind of like potentially โ thankfully, there's no war yet, but there's a risk.
There's a complicated relationship between Taiwan and China where if you ask people in Taiwan, they want to be independent. They want to be their own country. But the People's Republic of China has a sort of a reunification plan that they want to bring Taiwan back into their country and be back a part of China. So it's kind of like potentially โ thankfully, there's no war yet, but there's a risk.
There's a complicated relationship between Taiwan and China where if you ask people in Taiwan, they want to be independent. They want to be their own country. But the People's Republic of China has a sort of a reunification plan that they want to bring Taiwan back into their country and be back a part of China. So it's kind of like potentially โ thankfully, there's no war yet, but there's a risk.
Still talking to your ex. Yeah, exactly. There's a risk it becomes like Russia-Ukraine or one of these really, really bad situations. So that's what's scary. What's scary is that A, China wants to โ either invade or bring Taiwan back into its country. And President Xi has ordered his military to get ready to do that before 2027.
Still talking to your ex. Yeah, exactly. There's a risk it becomes like Russia-Ukraine or one of these really, really bad situations. So that's what's scary. What's scary is that A, China wants to โ either invade or bring Taiwan back into its country. And President Xi has ordered his military to get ready to do that before 2027.
Still talking to your ex. Yeah, exactly. There's a risk it becomes like Russia-Ukraine or one of these really, really bad situations. So that's what's scary. What's scary is that A, China wants to โ either invade or bring Taiwan back into its country. And President Xi has ordered his military to get ready to do that before 2027.
Now, we don't know what's going to happen, but if an extremely powerful world leader says to get something ready by 2027, you kind of... Read between the lines a little bit. Yeah. And part of it is obviously it'd be โ we don't want to enable them to take over this island.
Now, we don't know what's going to happen, but if an extremely powerful world leader says to get something ready by 2027, you kind of... Read between the lines a little bit. Yeah. And part of it is obviously it'd be โ we don't want to enable them to take over this island.
Now, we don't know what's going to happen, but if an extremely powerful world leader says to get something ready by 2027, you kind of... Read between the lines a little bit. Yeah. And part of it is obviously it'd be โ we don't want to enable them to take over this island.
But then the other thing that's scary is China may view it as a way to just like win on AI because if they take over the island with all of these very โ these giant factories. All the chips, baby.
But then the other thing that's scary is China may view it as a way to just like win on AI because if they take over the island with all of these very โ these giant factories. All the chips, baby.
But then the other thing that's scary is China may view it as a way to just like win on AI because if they take over the island with all of these very โ these giant factories. All the chips, baby.
Yeah, and there's all these reports about how China's โ they're stacking up tons and tons of military right on their coast to โ that's pointed directly at Taiwan and it's โ It's pretty close. Taiwan's pretty close to China. Like it's it's it's not so far away. So that'd be spooky.
Yeah, and there's all these reports about how China's โ they're stacking up tons and tons of military right on their coast to โ that's pointed directly at Taiwan and it's โ It's pretty close. Taiwan's pretty close to China. Like it's it's it's not so far away. So that'd be spooky.
Yeah, and there's all these reports about how China's โ they're stacking up tons and tons of military right on their coast to โ that's pointed directly at Taiwan and it's โ It's pretty close. Taiwan's pretty close to China. Like it's it's it's not so far away. So that'd be spooky.
Regulate AI. Yeah. In America? No, I don't think so. I think we're focused on how do we make sure that America wins? How do we make sure that the United States comes out on top and that we enable innovation to keep happening?
Regulate AI. Yeah. In America? No, I don't think so. I think we're focused on how do we make sure that America wins? How do we make sure that the United States comes out on top and that we enable innovation to keep happening?