[Reverend Wright]

They don’t need to do a D-Day type of invasion. they just need to impose a blockade like the Houthis have done with the Suez Canal.

The US Navy can’t do anything to stop the Houthis after 6 months. How do you think they will do against a PRC blockade ?

[Rockingham]

A blockade of Taiwan would be difficult for the Chinese to sustain due to operational weaknesses in the Chinese military, lack of training, lack of spare parts, and massive corruption.

In response to the declaration of a Chinese blockade of Taiwan, the US could announce a counter-blockade of China and quickly sever her trade ties and seize her overseas assets.

If necessary, after several months of preparation, the US could then break the blockade and send a naval relief force to Taiwan's aid. My surmise is that China would back down rather than risk a naval engagement.