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China-Taiwan conflict could wipe out $10 trillion and trigger a depression larger than 2008 and covid combined.$CFG

While markets are focused on the US-IRAN war, another major risk is building in Asia.

China has sharply increased military activity around Taiwan again.

Taiwan’s defense ministry reported that 26 Chinese military aircraft entered Taiwan’s Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ). At the same time, 7 Chinese navy ships were detected around the island.

This is the largest Chinese military presence near Taiwan in weeks, according to reports.

The timing is important.

This activity comes as global geopolitical risk is already extremely high because of the US-Iran conflict and instability across the Middle East.

After a short period of reduced activity in early March, Chinese forces have now resumed flights and naval operations near Taiwan, signaling rising pressure in the region again.

Right now this is not a war.

But the economic implications of a Taiwan crisis are extremely large, which is why markets closely watch every development around the island.

Here is why Taiwan matters so much for the global economy.

Taiwan sits at the center of the global semiconductor supply chain.

The island produces over 60% of the world’s semiconductors and more than 90% of the most advanced chips used in AI, data centers, smartphones, and high-performance computing.

The company TSMC alone manufactures chips used by companies like Apple, NVIDIA, AMD, and Qualcomm.

If production from Taiwan is disrupted, the global technology industry would face an immediate supply shock.

Bloomberg’s economic modeling estimates that losing Taiwan’s semiconductor production would cut global supply of cutting-edge logic chips by more than 60%.

This would directly affect industries including:

• Artificial intelligence
• Smartphones and consumer electronics
• Data centers and cloud computing
• Automobiles and industrial equipment

But the impact would go far beyond technology.

Taiwan is also a major hub for global trade and shipping routes in the Asia-Pacific region.

Serious conflict around Taiwan could disrupt trade flows across one of the busiest economic regions in the world.

Several economic studies have attempted to estimate the global cost of a Taiwan conflict.

One scenario involving a Chinese blockade of Taiwan could reduce global GDP by roughly 2.8% in the first year, equivalent to about $2.7 trillion in lost economic output.

A full-scale war scenario would be far larger.

Bloomberg Economics estimates that a major war over Taiwan could cause about $10.6 trillion in global economic losses, equal to roughly 10% of global GDP.

For comparison, that level of economic damage would exceed the combined impact of the 2008 global financial crisis and the COVID-19 recession.

The reason the numbers are so large is because Taiwan is deeply integrated into global supply chains.

If Taiwan’s semiconductor production stops or if global shipping in the region becomes unsafe, companies around the world would immediately face shortages of critical components.

At the same time, financial markets would likely move into a strong risk-off environment.

Historical modeling by the Fedsuggests that a Taiwan conflict would trigger:

• Sharp equity market declines
• Large spikes in market volatility
• Safe-haven demand for US Treasuries
• Stress in global trade and credit markets

Another important factor is China’s role in the global economy.

China is the second-largest economy in the world and a major manufacturing hub for global supply chains.

If China were involved in a major conflict around Taiwan, there is a high probability that sanctions or trade restrictions would follow.

That would increase the cost of global production and disrupt supply chains across electronics, industrial goods, and consumer products.

In simple terms, this would be the largest macroeconomic shocks the global economy has faced in decades.$ADA $BTC
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China dice:
“Todas las partes deben cesar inmediatamente las operaciones militares.”
Pekín está pidiendo una desescalada en lugar de una intervención militar en uno de los corredores energéticos más críticos del mundo.
La respuesta de China señala una clara preferencia por la diplomacia sobre la acción militar después de que Donald Trump solicitara apoyo para una coalición que asegure las rutas de envío.
Esto muestra una creciente división en cómo las grandes potencias quieren manejar la crisis.
En el centro de la tensión está el Estrecho de Ormuz.
Casi el 20% del suministro de petróleo del mundo pasa por esta angosta vía marítima.
Cualquier interrupción allí puede sacudir los mercados energéticos globales de la noche a la mañana.
China tiene un gran interés en la estabilidad:
• Uno de los mayores importadores de petróleo del Medio Oriente
• Altamente dependiente de las rutas energéticas marítimas
• Socio comercial importante en toda la región
Un conflicto prolongado podría afectar gravemente las cadenas de suministro globales.
Implicaciones del mercado que los comerciantes están observando 👇
• La volatilidad del petróleo se mantiene alta
• Aumentan los riesgos de envío en el Golfo
• Las presiones inflacionarias podrían aumentar nuevamente
En este momento, la geopolítica está impulsando el mercado energético.
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