[LRoggy]

No, I think you are not right on this one. Amphibious invasions are very difficult with today’s modern missile technology and that is highlighted a lot here. It would be a nightmare to try to land enough invading forces for this. And you can assume most Taiwanese at this point are prepared for defnding the island since they’ve been preparing forever for this. Kind of like Nazi Germany leaving Switzerland alone. Every Swiss, by law, owes firearms/weapons and are trained and the geography makes guerilla warfare a constant. Similar situation here.

[major_gaff]

I'm guessing you meant to reply to my post. I didn't mean to say that an
amphib assault would be easy against Taiwan, but it would be easier than an
airborne one...either way, the ChiComs would have a heck of a time
achieving a toe hold on the island. And you are correct about the locals...I
have been to Taiwan several times for work and they are hearty folk. They
would fight an epic guerilla war against the ChiComs