It will take more than our subs > IMO.
I’m not fully convinced we should come to Taiwan’s rescue.
We do have some sort of agreement with them from years back,
but we haven’t really addressed them as Taiwan in
international circles, so I’m kind of iffy on this.
I do not like the idea of China taking it over though.
Didn’t like China getting its mittens on Hong Kong either.
Taiwan is critical. If China has it, it controls the Eurasian shipping lanes to Japan and Korea. Thats going to give China leverage over everyone there. Instant Chinese empire.
You could very well be right. One thing I am wondering is whether the US and/or China has developed new weapons or significantly improved existing ones. I hope we don't find out the hard way.