China Could Cripple Taiwan in 3 Weeks, Without Invading

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Now, let's make it ugly for a second.

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The island of Taiwan has less than 3

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weeks of energy reserves. Wow, that

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should just put a chill in everybody's

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spine. Right? Because after 3 weeks, the

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island browns out. When you turn off a

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fab, it doesn't come back on for 90

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days. Right? The economic impact of a

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brownout of Taiwan is greater than the

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Great Depression. Never do you need to

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do anything, a shot to be fired. You

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just need to say, "Great, no energy for

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3 weeks."

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>> No oil.

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>> Right? Right, no LNG. Right? Yeah,

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that's how the island run. That is

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scary. Let's remind each other that I

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think China has blockaded the Taiwan

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Straits seven times over the last 4

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years.

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>> Yeah.

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>> This isn't a theory. Their intentions

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have been clear over a sustained period

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of time. We need more resilient supply

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chains.

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The video highlights the extreme vulnerability of Taiwan's energy security, noting that the island maintains less than three weeks of reserves. It explains that a sustained energy shortage or blockade could lead to catastrophic economic consequences globally, far exceeding the Great Depression, while emphasizing that China's frequent military exercises around the Taiwan Straits demonstrate a clear, ongoing intent that necessitates more resilient global supply chains.