Liang Mong Song got a lot more than 5 Xibucks...
What do you expect from a government full of Liberal Arts majors and Lawyers?
Yes, but I would hope that SDF readers know a bit better, it's not even worth discussing here. It's so exceedingly stupid. Like why would China have a plan to take over Taiwan for EUV technology instead of, you know, just having a plan to develop EUV technology?
It helps if you understand everything they do from the perspective of a TV trope.
The irreplaceable magical object has been a centerpiece of western imagination since pre-Christian era with pagan idols, and has continued being part of it with myths such as the sword of King Arthur, Shroud of Turin and even fictional works such as the One Ring in Lord of the Rings.
EUV lithography tools are just another version of the One Ring that 'must not be allowed to fall into the hands of darkness'.
Just as the orcs somehow never manage to forge their own One Ring for whatever reason (IDK, I don't watch that stuff) they could not fathom that Chinese could acquire the EUV technology on their own. It is basically a cargo cult.