[3RIVRS]

Well he’s not wrong about the distance factor with Taiwan. IF China goes in it would be over long before we could respond even if we want to. We are certainly not invading after the fact to take it back. IDK if we even could.

[ansel12]

The American response is not 9500 miles from Taiwan.

[Kazan]

There is nothing that would stop China from taking Taiwan if it wanted to, just like it took Hong Kong, except for negative economic fallout from doing so.

A war with Taiwan would kill tens of thousands leave Taiwan in rumble. That certainly isn't going to benefit those living there.