Ruh roh, Flavius, this bodes no good I fear.
Let's ping TigerLikesRooster and get their take eh?
If Taiwan REALLY wants to tweak the dragon's tail, they should announce that they have a nuclear weapons capability, and that any attack upon Taiwan will be met with "appropriate" retaliation.
How do you like your Peking Duck? Just glowing in the dark, or nuclear-fried to a crisp?
Heh.
This is just hot air. On both sides. China will move against Taiwan unless Taiwan jumps the gun and surrenders. And Taiwan's not going to declare independence as long as it needs Uncle Sam's protection to stay independent. We are merely waiting for China to get its ducks in order. It could be years or it could be decades on. After which we will find out how our hardware stands up against the latest Chinese stuff, coupled with their countermeasures against our high tech infrastructure.