You’re right it’s power struggle but the only people going to be attacked are ChiCom subjects or kids in Hong Kong.
[Youre right its power struggle but the only people going to be attacked are ChiCom subjects or kids in Hong Kong.]
Is China in a position to complete the task Xi has set out for it? It’s certainly possible. When Japan carried out the Pearl Harbor attacks, its economy (including its overseas possessions) was 1/5 the size of the US economy. China’s economy is half the size of the American economy today.
Note that Chinese conquerors have generally been content with incremental gains, whereas Japan wanted the whole enchilada, with troops positioned a hop and a skip away from Australia. So the entire Chinese military will be focused on its particular region of interest - the airspace and waters around Taiwan, which will make it much more challenging just in terms of the number of Chinese air and naval units that any country coming to Taiwan’s aid will have to face. I also expect him to attempt to cement China’s hold on the South China Sea by seizing foreign vessels passing through the region. We’ll see.