Xi wants to have his place in history right next to Mao...the best way to do that is to do something Mao didn’t do...take Taiwan. But it’s an all in poker move...if he loses he’s a dead man. Will he take the gamble? If he wants to, now is the time.
Xi is up for re-election in October so he probably won’t invade until after that. Winnie the Pooh has stated that he wants Taiwan while he is still in office. If he can do it by political or economic means that would be better for him.
However, he also has a lot of domestic issues he needs to deal with first. But a quick victory would make people temporarily forget their own problems.
It’s WWIII if China moves on Taiwan.
Australia, New Zealand, Japan, South Korea, Vietnam, North Korea, Philippines, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Russia, USA, Canada.....
Nobody would be immune.
We’re all living on borrowed time now and it’ll be cut even shorter if that China attacks.