[brownsfan]

What if (when) China invades Taiwan? What if the US gets involved?

China WILL take Taiwan. They are positioning, and have been doing sabre rattling. I've been saying this for a while. I figure Taiwan has about 3 years left. The Chinese can be quite patient, their military build up is not to the point they can handle an occupation, yet. But with our manufacturing capacity being transferred to China, China will come up to speed fast.
The US will NOT get involved. China is communist, in case the free marketeers hadn't noticed. Communist countries have been known to "nationalize" companies within their borders. If the US interferes, the Chinese need only threaten nationalization of businesses, and the wealthy businessmen in the US will tell the politicians they own to back off. Immediately, spin will begin telling us how the Chinese have a rightful claim and this is GOOD for the Taiwanese.

[elfman2]

" China WILL take Taiwan. They are positioning, and have been doing sabre rattling. I've been saying this for a while. "

Then you’ve been wrong for a while. China has recently tripled their military capabilities and gone from 1% to 3% of what they need to take Taiwan. They don’t have a person in uniform with the military experience of the average USMC corporal. China is way more dependent on the US/Japan/Taiwan than we are on them, and their oil lifeline is vulnerable.

[cloud8]

> I figure Taiwan has about 3 years left.

If Hillary Rodham is elected president, make that 3 years and six months.

[JohnnyZ]

China WILL take Taiwan. They are positioning, and have been doing sabre rattling. I've been saying this for a while. I figure Taiwan has about 3 years left.

You think China will invade during the Olympics in Beijing, huh?

Interesting.

The US will NOT get involved.

We are obligated to by law, as President Bush just reiterated the other day.