It’s a 135 mile trip to an island that has one of the highest concentrations of anti ship missiles in the world.
You would need about 100,000 troops in the first wave.
Where and how are you going to land these people?
China doesn’t have the troop transports. They don’t have the amphibious skill set (the last large assault was in Inchon.). They would need to build the assets and then train for the assault. For a long time.
And the end result? Even if China was successful it would destroy the Taiwanese infrastructure and China would be a parramatta nation. It would devastate their already shitty economy.
What will really happen is that in a few years Taiwanese strength in semi conductors will wane and the leadership will be open to talking. But in reality, the rank and file in Taiwan would vote with their pocket books and family ties and reunite with China tomorrow.
There are too many folks on the right making this scenario seem imminent. It’s another click bait bullshit story.
You don’t need frontal assaults to take over a country. You live in an occupied territory as it is.
would vote.... to reunite with China tomorrow.
ohhh, please... after watching the suppression of freedom in Hong Kong in their backyard, I don’t think so, they fled the mainland for a reason and it’s NOT all about the Yuan! Goofy thinking in Vermont.... ymmv