[Poohbah]

Big deal. in iwo Jima 20K Japanese troops killed 25K American troops. If the 1 million Taiwanese kill say 2 million Chinese soldiers, that's NOTHING for china, it's got lots of cannon fodder. It can just push thousands or millions of militia members on to the island.

Since the population of China is not "thousands of millions," this statement is false.

Second, "getting there is half the fun."

China doesn't have a navy worthy of the name.

Absent absolute naval supremacy (over the Taiwanese AND the US Navy), the ChiComs will run out of shipping long before they run out of soldiers.

[Cronos]

It can just push thousands or millions of militia members on to the island. Since the population of China is not "thousands of millions," this statement is false.

Re-read my sentence, I said push thousands OR millions.

[Cronos]

Furthermore, the Taiwanese navy isn't that great either. The Chinese have air power advantage. THey blow up Taiwanese ships and just need troop carriers to take a couple of million militia (spare young men) across to quell the Taiwanese military. Then, they send in the experienced troops.

[Quix]

Perhaps they think they could just pile bodies sufficient for a bridge across the strait.

. . . not totally fingers in cheek.