[Perseverando]

Sounds like a fantasist alarmist. If Taiwan is mobilizing to invade Taiwan, the whole world knows it. Funny, I haven’t seen any reports from anywhere (aside from...alarmists) about such preparations. I mean, it would dominate ALL the world news media.

Of course it's been several days now, so I hope you have finally seen some reports from somewhere besides "alarmists." But just in case you haven't, this is from 2 days ago from WION, an Indian media source, one of the lesser known international media networks with only 6.58 million subscribers to their Youtube channel - Gravitas: World reacts to Chinese military drills near Taiwan

By the way, I don't think anyone anticipates an imminent invasion of Taiwan. But a lengthy blockade and lots of aggessive posturing to bring them to heel is not implausible.

[ought-six]

“By the way, I don’t think anyone anticipates an imminent invasion of Taiwan. But a lengthy blockade and lots of aggessive posturing to bring them to heel is not implausible.”

There is a huge difference between holding exercises and mobilizing for invasion.

But I can see China instituting a blockade.