I’ve been down the spine of that island by train. Nothing but mountains till you’re near the coast, with deep water ports for resupply at both ends. It would be a tough nut to crack. Chang picked his refuge well.
This is a tough one because the NeoCon nutjobs are salivating over going to war even more than 0bama is. Wouldn’t be surprised if they’re egging President Xi on.
On the other hand if Beijing hasn’t made their move by now they probably won’t.