[miliantnutcase]

Yeah, as China knows by now they would get owned so hard if they tried any troop assault. All we would have to do is provide a bubble over taiwan with our cruisers, subs, destroyers, and China couldn't do jack but run away as everything they have gets sunk or shot down.

[lelio]

Yeah, as China knows by now they would get owned so hard if they tried any troop assault. All we would have to do is provide a bubble over taiwan with our cruisers, subs, destroyers, and China couldn't do jack but run away as everything they have gets sunk or shot down.

By who? We're a little busy right now and we've also not shown anything to discourage China from invading Taiwan. And as soon as we do go over there Kim Chong Il will start spouting off about an American invasion and let off some nuclear test explosion.

[elbucko]

China couldn't do jack but run away as everything they have gets sunk or shot down.

This is true. Taking an island that is well defended is much more difficult, militarily, than invading a region on the mainland, such as Vietnam.