"It's far more realistic than the clueless pants-wetting panic and frantic overhype of the PRC military with no recognition of its weaknesses and the EXTREME difficulty of conducting opposed seaborne invasions, you get from the Bill Gertz's of the world and quite a few self-proclaimed experts on here."
IMO, and those of a great many others, and PRC/PLA invasion of Taiwan would be of very short duration. Actual heavy bombardment and mil activity probably lasting 4 - 5 days at most. While there may be sporadic resistance over the next 2 weeks or so, it is expected that most of the military and political structure of the island will quickly acclimate to the PRC/PLA occupation. IN-place subversives will smooth over much of the resistance and it is expected that there will be only small infra-structure damage. The targeting and rendering non-operational of Military emplacements is already a given.
China looks at Taiwan as a technology cash cow;but it must be understood that there has been significant technology transfer to the Mainland as Taiwan has shifted its manufacturing base off the island.
Don't expect much in the way of 'organized' resistance. It just is not going to happen.
IMO, and this is my opinion only, this action will be assisted by Taiwanese politicians and key military personnel already in place to smooth this overthrow. Just my personal observations from living on the island. Taiwanese just want 'Business as usual.'
They sound like the American Captains of Industry (Whatever is left).
We are All Globalists Now sarc/....