I disagree. If the Chinese can effectively bluff us...or if they go through with it and both countries are severely impacted...their planning will have taken both options into account. They will move on Taiwan...and if successful...IMHO, on other areas in the region to secure the strategic points that will defend and assure the massive flow of resources they require. They will use ground troops to ensure this and protect it.
We will, ultimately, have to use gorund troops, to dislodge them if they ever "break out" They are showing all the signs and making all of the statements that indicate they plan on doing so.
I can see that, but that would probably be a containment issue rather than an actual clash of forces. We could conceivably (note that I am not necessarily recommending this course) use tactical nukes to erase their army without needing to get down and push them out. It might not even be us. Japan would almost certainly get embroiled in this, and they would have to rely almost entirely on technology for their response.
I would not discount the possibility that we'll have to pull off a D-Day into SE Asia.
Didn't Cosco end up with functional control of the old Long Beach Navy base in spite of congress denying their purchasing it?
Add in the bases on both ends of the Panama Canal, China can put LOTS of PLA troops in the Western USA in remarkably short time. Those container ships and containers can hold LOTS of troops.