Although China has spent hundreds of billions of dollars researching,, building ships, missles, aircraft, radar and weapon systems they have not invaded Taiwan. After Putin’s disaster in Ukraine, Xi has little confidence that his one child, combat inexperienced armed forces equipped with untested weapons could successfully cross 90 miles of open ocean and overtake Taiwan. It is probably impossible if the people of Taiwan put up a stout resistance. If China invaded, failed and took huge casualties, the political reprecussions within China would be enormous. Xi, his family and syncophants would be deposd and probably killed, the military might stage a coup to rid the country of “corruption”.
The failure of Chinese radar in Venezuela is greatly appreciated by Xi. That failure has enhanced the security of Taiwan.
China has absolutely no capability to mount an invasion, much less a sustained invasion of Taiwan.
China lacks the capability to protect Shanghai or the Pearl River Delta cities from annellation the instant Taiwan invasion forces are at sea. And then there is the previously targeted dam upstream on the Yangtse river.
China doesn’t dare actually try to invade Taiwan
And........ there are 27 navies patrolling the East and South China seas to boot
We never landed on North Africa or France until we did.
Taiwan has very good defenses. They have artillery hardened and set to cover the few beaches where anyone could land. They have pipes underground to pump gasoline to those beaches. And much much more. Taiwan is no pushover
Chinese troops need counselors when they spend a week in the field. Their troops are called “little princes”. Also the Command echelon allows no decision making capacity to even Regiment leaders, much less company commanders
Any invasion would be a bloodbath for China.