the USA going to war for Taiwan would be a joke. A good portion of Chinese on Taiwan WANT to see reunification with China. Another large portion wants independence, so they themselves are conflicted.
If Taiwan are serious about protecting themselves from the Mainland, they need to arm every Taiwanese male in the country.
Send every conscript home with his rifle, as the Swiss do. Bring them back occassionally until they are 55 or 60 years old, for training and updates. An armed society of with 5-6 million trained civilians would make even the brutal Communists think twice.
“Send every conscript home with his rifle, as the Swiss do.”
Best idea ever. I read an article once that explained it better than i can. But such a plan is horrifyingly effective for defense. A universally armed populace who are good with rifles. The only downside is that it is not too good for projecting power like a conventional military.
But for all the talk of the naysayers, a rifle armed populace is the ultimate in invasion prevention.