Public sentiment is highly polarized regarding China-Taiwan relations, revealing deep-seated concerns about military preparedness amid escalating tensions and skepticism over the U.S.'s reliability as an ally. Many individuals advocate for enhanced Taiwanese self-defense while simultaneously expressing frustration over historical grievances and the complexities of potential military conflict. There's a significant desire for diplomatic solutions over confrontation, though opinions are varied on Taiwan's future viability against Chinese ambitions.

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Taiwan’s defense strategy once relied on holding off a Chinese invasion just long enough for the U.S. to intervene. But trust in that support is fading, especially with Trump. Taiwan can no longer expect a repeat scenario of the First and Second Taiwan Strait Crisis. In response, Taiwan is now shifting its focus to long-term conflict readiness, preparing for blockades. Lai is unapologetically promoting civilian resilience through stockpiles and public drills. Taiwan will need to resist occupation on its own and learn from Ukraine’s current struggles.

WinterizedLibyan

Why does the Pacific fleet exist doing exercises with Taiwan?

I can say that it would be reasonable for Taiwan to not expect American troops on the ground on the island but support with weaponry (drones, artillery, missiles)

A hypothetical war would mean that the US would use its Navy and Air Force, I thought that was consensus.

WalterWoodiaz

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This war will definitely happen and probably in the next few years when Xi is not too old and can still take the credit of "unification".

If Taiwan does not want to be the next Hong Kong, they need to put in more effort to prepare and mentally harden themselves. I watched quite a few street interviews of Taiwanese and they mostly just expect the US to save them. Not likely when Trump is the president to be honest, especially if China proposes some juicy deals in advance.

The Taiwanese government needs to train the people on guerilla warfare and stockpiling ammunition, drones and RPGs.

DaySecure7642

They're being realistic and know they cannot rely on the US. No country can.

voyagerdoge

FelizIntrovertido

How is this the unthinkable? This should be the standard moving forward. I am proud of the United States geopolitical capabilities, but I am strongly against countries having to rely on us from a sovereignty point of view.

bunchalingo

After taking away Taiwan's nuclear weapons program, the US might now consider back out of TW. 

Has Xi Jinping said "thank you" to America?

ApostleofV8

Taiwan has seen how the battlefield has changed to significantly favor the defenders with the new drone warfare paradigm in Ukraine.

They probably reasoned that it's now viable for them to defend against China on their own, or even that China wouldn't even risk an invasion even if they explicitly declare independence.

genshiryoku

It will have to create new partners and be ready for no US support

archjh

The US fought bitterly leading up to UN 2758 to amend the resolution to recognise Taiwan as a seperate member. What followed was a intricate web of dependency, deceit and cooperation between US, China and Taiwan for the next half a century. Strategic ambiguity may have had its use, it is ultimately a duplicitous position that alleys the fears of no one, while implicitly taking on a moral obligation. 

Magicalsandwichpress

With their manufacturing capabilities, they can churn out significantly more low cost drones than Ukraine ever can and give China a bloody nose. Even Ukraine is doing a fantastic job of making low cost and simple to use drones in the middle of a war under constant bombardment. If Taiwan preps for it during peace time, they can have significant deterrence built up should the need arises.

Assuming of course they don't get Nuked by China. God help us all if it ever comes to that.

Mysterious-Coconut24

ChewyNapkin

If Taiwan wins it will almost certainly abandon the one-China policy and officially declare independence. The world should follow suit by recognizing it. The one China thing is a polite fiction that's gotten way out of hand.

Kahing

If China is going to invade Taiwan they’re probably going to do it within this decade. The US appears to be re-evaluating its commitments to the world, and this could be a perfect time to take Taiwan under uncertain American support

WhatAreYouSaying05

The Chinese have large appetites in the South China Sea, but they are more about maritime rights, trade and influence, otherwise China is insular. Would it not make sense for Taiwan to negotiate from a position of relative strength today rather than wait for China to grow ever more powerful and for the US to potentially abandon them when shit hits the fan?

Whyumad_brah

*Submission Statement:* Suyash Desai provides a look into China’s strategic preparation for a forceful reunification with Taiwan, focusing on military and civilian-military measures taken by the People’s Liberation Army (PLA). It highlights the PLA's incremental improvements since 2020, including mobilization reforms, enhancing amphibious capabilities, and integrating civilian infrastructure into military operations. These measures, along with greater stockpiling and more aggressive military exercises, increase China’s ability to execute a forceful campaign. Desai suggests that China’s preparations indicate a serious commitment to reunification, leveraging both military readiness and civilian resources.

Strongbow85

I really do think China is still thinking about the long game. They will take advantage of the chaos of the United States. And will only provoke a confrontation when they have to. But who knows. It does seem like a good time unfortunately..

citizenduMotier

Never interrupt your enemy when they are making a mistake.

zeth4

The best move for China is always to do nothing. Be the status quo; be stable; and offer olive branches to everyone the untied states is pissing off right now. In an alternate universe, china kept the small but gradual liberalizing pro-business course it was on, and Taiwan *asks* to go back. 
But of course china doesn’t operate like that, they’re paranoid, belligerent, will steal anything not nailed down, and took all the wrong lessons from american hegemony. So… they will invade and trump doesn’t like looking weak, so enjoy some kaboomboom I guess…

SkinnyGetLucky

I mean, as a European I no longer consider the USA to be the good guys in the contest now.

I'm under no illusions - I know the Chinese are extreme authoritarian.

The problem is, the USA government and the oligarchs around it have given every indication that they are aspiring to be even more authoritarian. They're not only seeking to set up a tyranny but they're aiming to leverage AI to effectively enslave mankind. They've shown an indifference to climate change, to AI safety, to even the economy of their own country. They are risking an economic crash and mass unemployment but they don't care - that's how scorched earth they are.

You're comparing "mad king nihilist that wants to see the world burn surrounded by tech bros with a penchant for Dark Enlightenment" with a communist party that has kept the peace, indisputably increased the prosperity of over a billion of the world's population, has been a force for good on climate change even against its own economic interests originally, and made efforts to gain international agreements on AI safety.

I'm not whitewashing the Chinese by any means, but this is literal statement of fact as I see it. I'd rather not have any kind of tyranny. I merely say that faced with a choice between two alternatives, one looks like a lesser strain. And six months ago I wouldn't have ever imagined I would say that. That's how dire the situation in a short time, thanks to Trump and his supporters.

SeventhWalkinDude

No one could know for sure. Orange is destabilizing the world and emboldening our enemies. There is a reason why the doomsday clock moved closer to midnight during this administration change over, it's now 89 seconds.

The fact that this is a possibility is scary in it's own right, where as a "normal" foreign policy under a normal administration put this idea in check.

Impossible-King-2516

I dont think China will "move on" Taiwan anytime in the near future. 

Xi has shown that internal stability is his key performance metric. Example: zero covid and the complete governmental about-face that followed after nation-wide protests began. 

As long as there is some, however minimal, doubt as to how such an op would affect the Chinese Communist Party's grip on the country at large, I don't think it will happen no matter how much the Chinese air force buzzes Taiwanese defenses or censors online speech pertaining to Taiwan. 

There is another element at play here as well, and it is the difficulty of amphibious operations. They are notoriously difficult and dangerous all the time. I'm thinking right now of Salerno in WW2 when the Allies got 6 Panzer divisions "in their face" as master historian Robert Citino called it within a few days of landing- and there was a very real danger of the Allies being pushed back into the sea. The Allies hung on and the Germans were pushed back, but it was a near run thing. 

Couple of things to keep in mind

1. The Germans had nothing like the air or naval power at Salerno that an unbloodied US Air Force or Navy would have (I am assuming that this is also not the climatic confrontation of some kind of regional or, God-forbid, a global conflict - but rather a first- strike sort of situation).

2. The Chinese have not done a big, successful combined arms, amphibious offensive before. That's not to say, "they can't," because the Chinese also have plenty of good well-trained soldiers, good equipment, and an officer corps that is committed to the  strategic concept of avenging or at least avoiding military humiliation by the West, or any other power frankly. If your country has been pushing a propaganda message through every available channel that your former-colonizers are weak, lazy, and lack martial prowess, and they defeat you handle, that's not great for you. 

Couple of things to remember: maybe the US doesn't fight, but what if it does? As long as there is that wonderful thing called "strategic ambiguity," US air and naval power is something that cannot be discounted. 

Maybe I'm just giving reasons, because I hope against all hope that this doesn't happen.

dtfeldmann

Is it at all possible that the US wants to take a backseat in Europe to focus more on China?

Cost_Additional

Taking Taiwan is a much different animal than Russia, taking Ukraine. Taiwan is a heavily industrialized area that they would need to keep intact because they want that infrastructure for themselves. Not only that, but it’s gonna take a butt load of Chinese soldiers to occupy the island afterwards. And if Taiwan is committed, they can do a serious amount of damage. That’s not even mentioning the fact that Taiwan is an island and naval invasions are one of the hardest things to do in war. Funny enough, Trump‘s foreign policy towards China and Biden‘s foreign policy towards China were virtually the same. America is way way more committed to protecting Taiwan then Ukraine and that’s been true before trump and after.

tiredoldwizard

I don't see it happening - certainly not successfully anyway.

A long distance amphibious invasion of the kind that would be required to take Taiwan is a long, long way outside China's current capability. Taiwan is a prepared enemy. Ukraine has demonstrated what the defensive advantage that war between two industrialised 21st century countries looks like - even with a huge strength imbalance.

The deep water distance from the mainland makes it all too easy for an outside power, say Japan, to interfere.

Now, ordinarily, I'd say that China knows all this. But Xi has shot the messenger so many times it's possible that he doesn't have anyone around him speaking truth to power. Who knows.

DePraelen

im more concerned about russian movement into alaska. hell, republicans would allow russian military bases into their states at this point.

sushisection

USA has not broken ties with Europe.  Look, there is a lot changing here.  Americans have been saying for many many years that we are tired of being the world's police.  Love him or hate him, it seems like much of Trump's issue with NATO is that the US is footing MOST of the military spending to protect our European allies from the threat of invasion.  We are now seeing a bunch of those allies dramatically increase their military spending.  We have thousands of troops scattered around the globe at all times in bases all around the world.  There are advantages to that, and there are risk factors with that.  It's a really complicated issue for sure.  

I know what you must be thinking, and the answer is "No", I am not a Trump guy.  I hate how he conducts himself, and the way he treats people.  He is obnoxious.  However, I am at least willing to see how this stuff plays out.  This is not pretty politics, that's for sure.  

My only point in commenting to you is that it is very easy to get wrapped around the axle in all of this because he is a belligerent ass.  The media rips him apart on a daily basis, and continue to scream about the sky falling.  I do hate the bully tactics, and wielding tariffs around like a cudgel to get what he wants is just bad on many levels and it poisons foreign relationships.  

If I am being generous with my take, though... are these tactics just ways of getting stuff done much faster?  I don't know.  I can't operate in a space where I freak out about everything, because it doesn't do any good.  I hope this stuff works out, and the American people (and our allies) are stronger as a result.  If it's all shit, well, we've got 4 years of this, and then it's back to the drawing board.

Uncle_Paul_Hargis

China needs to see more chaos in relations between the US and Japan, Korea, Taiwan, the Philippines, and probably Vietnam. Sea War isn't like Land War, and the defender has even more advantages. Drones and missles will turn any invading fleet into wreckage, so China has to see Taiwan being isolated from any help to have any chance of easy success, and I don't see China taking unnecessary risks here.

lanshaw1555

The threat of moving on Taiwan is far more powerful than what would happen if an actual invasion were to take place—something Russia didn’t learn in the Donbas conflict prior to their full invasion.

Over_Possible_8397

Some projections indicate China's best window of opportunity for such an invasion [will be between 2027-2030](https://media.defense.gov/2023/Apr/24/2003205865/-1/-1/1/07-AMONSON%20%26%20EGLI_FEATURE%20IWD.PDF); for anyone who generally thinks the likelihood of such a thing is low, I recommend [this article](https://warontherocks.com/2024/04/china-is-battening-down-for-the-gathering-storm-over-taiwan/) for some arguments which will not confirm your priors.

twirltowardsfreedom

If China literally right now attacked Taiwan would Trump actually defend it? After years of talking about how bad China is it was barely even mentioned in the speech to Congress and between the "cutting spending" and the "we don't want war" while threatening to occupy 5 countries in a two month period, I think there's a non zero chance the US would do nothing. 


We already know Trump is saying he wouldn't necessarily defend NATO countries from a future Russian attack.


Of course if the US doesn't do anything then the North Koreans will think about invading the South (if/when they believe they are capable) and Japan would heavily militarize as rapidly as possible but I don't think that Trump or the people around him or his voter base care about any of that just like they don't care about what happens to Europe (some will celebrate Russia invading NATO). 


We're heading to a world of US decline (largely self inflicted by Trump right now) and different regional powers (what Putin wanted for decades) which is a similar situation to what the world was before WW I which increases the chances of wars everywhere as large states gobble up others with no one to stop them and then eventually a bunch of alliances clashing when there is no room left to expand when all the little counties are run over. 


I don't think Trump's talk about taking over Greenland and Canada is coincidence, his people want this world and are preparing for it. If I was Canada and Mexico I would look into nuclear deterrents against US invasion and a mutual defense treaty (especially Mexico without NATO membership, maybe they should sign a defense treaty with China?) 


Obviously this could take many years to happen (hopefully after Trump isn't president anymore whether because democracy/presidential term limits didn't die or because he died cause he's an old obese man in bad health) and the big regional powers don't need to literally occupy all of the little countries just control the governments (like Russia over Belarus). 


So things could be relatively stable for a while. I say relatively because we're pretty far from a world war still at this point (no relative power balance but rapid us decline under Trump could bring it to China levels pretty fast) Also don't know how nukes will be handled in this future free for all world of the new colonialist carve up because they didn't exist the last two world wars. 


You could say this is fantastical and alarmist but I'm sure anyone who predicted a world war before WWI would have been called that too. 

Most western news on China is really, really poorly sourced and not indicative of the country's real ambitions and power projections. In reality, China's economic policies have worked to *enforce* the status quo of US global dominance. It is through the existing post cold war unipolar order that China's economic boom materialized. Their economy is even more intertwined with the US than most people give credit for. Everyone knows that China's export-oriented growth is reliant on the US and Europe, but those have been paid for in US Dollars. The massive flow of US dollars into China in the form of trade surplus has impelled China to invest addictively in US Treasury Bonds as their most liquid store of value. China is far from being a subversive power that will transform the existing world order because China itself is the biggest beneficiary of this order. They are much more likely to use this Administration to entwine themselves deeper in developing countries in Africa and Asia, because the economic benefits of doing that are a lot less risky than severing the trade surplus with the US just to own Taiwan.

mehelponow

Not a chance. China risk losing too much to take Taiwan by military, especially the chance of a peaceful reunification is not a pipe dream. The no. of Taiwanese that are willing to cooperate with China is more than people actually realize. The west has always portrait the entire Taiwan as an anti-China frontier, while Taiwanese are generally afraid of China taking over Taiwan by military force, in fact many of them weren't actively looking for independence. So China has every reason in the world to feel hopeful in a peaceful reunification in the future that comes with no cost.

I think most people took it wrong when China expands its military power, one of the reasons is they want to take Taiwan by force. That's simply not true. China needs military power to make sure Taiwan is not going to declare independence with potential military support from the west. If Taiwan is going to maintain status quo, which it is already operating as a de facto country, China is not going to make a move. However for whatever reason someone decided to send an army to Taiwan to back for an independence, there will be war.

statyin

Honestly, China is letting Taiwan play in their own sandbox, if China really want, they can overtake Taiwan but it will look ugly in the world staged so they playing the long game. Besides, with China’s current world status and the veto power it has in the UN and its pull in WTO and WHO, no one dare to confront China head on. So most countries just play along to hold China back from military takeover. Besides Taiwan government is doing the job for China. Taiwan is like that rebellious child that live at home, wants independence but doesn’t have the resource nor the power to do so. 

China is also Taiwan’s biggest exporter, it accounts for more than 40% of Taiwan’s export, China also export energy to Taiwan because it cannot sustain all energy required by itself. 

China wants a peaceful solution, but don’t get me wrong, they will use force if things are out of hand, but as of now, nothing’s gonna happen except economic persuasion. 

Right now China wants to gain more presence and power in the world stage, even wants to takeover the role of US if possible, current administration handed over on a silver platter.

Kyosuke215

Initialy by 2030. https://media.defense.gov/2023/Apr/24/2003205865/-1/-1/1/07-AMONSON%20&amp;%20EGLI_FEATURE%20IWD.PDF

But know it hs moved forward to 2027 ish.

nimrod_1981

CJ4700

China doesn't have the ability to invade Taiwan

RadiantSlice6782

China needs to have a pre war before they ever think about facing the US. China hasn't fielded an army in decades. Their technology has never been effectively battle tested. The wouldn't stand a chance against the most powerful and well trained force the world has ever seen.

scaffold_ape

lostinthemiddle444

All the analysts said 2027 before this Brave New World that Trump has created. Yesterday [China said that they will work to firmly advance 'reunification' with Taiwan](https://www.reuters.com/world/china/china-will-work-firmly-advance-reunification-with-taiwan-premier-2025-03-05/), so probably sooner than 2027.

MarzipanTop4944

Russia gets Ukraine, China gets Taiwan and the US gets Greenland and/or the Panama canal.

shadowdog21

Xi also wants to show the world he is a strong special boy so I’d guess it happens soon. Wait for the news that Diaper Donnie just signed an incredible deal that gave him naming rights for a Trump tower in some eighth-tier bumfuck shithole in the Chinese hinterlands.

draft_final_final

Next week or some shit maybe, the USA seems to be open to giving China a green light.

“Over the past couple years, you’ve started to say … that Taiwan is a vital interest, but it’s not [an] existential interest to us or it’s not essential to us. It seems that you have changed your thoughts somewhat in the last couple of years,” Cotton said.


https://www.google.com/amp/s/thehill.com/homenews/senate/5175389-gop-senators-elbridge-colby-confirmation-hearing/amp/

Less-Researcher184

YouTuber PolyMatter said that apparently web searches in most regions related to invasion of Taiwan tend to spike alongside relevant news, but don’t fluctuate as much in Taiwan or China.

PandaCheese2016

China will use Taiwan as an excuse to build up their military. Once they have built up enough get ready to find out we have been working with Russia and China this whole time, to take over the free world.

ObjectiveOk8104

Unpopular opinion: China as it stands now is too rational to trying something stupid like invade a mountain island for little material gain.

They will only do it if they have their own insane populist/nationalist movement that forces them to do something like that but the Chinese people don't seem actually all that bothered by Taiwan.

stevendogood

They’ll ramp up brow beating and let the US continue isolating itself. There is no rush at this point while the US is driving itself over a cliff.

General_Tso75

I think they will make a deal with Trump where they get Taiwan and Trump gets a bunch of money. Like when the Sauds beheaded that American guy and Trump took 2 Billys and didn’t say anything

AnyImprovement6916

How long before the countries we just pissed on decide China is a more reliable partner than the US?

Catodacat

The US military assessment was the China would be operational to invade Taiwan in 2027. I totally see the merit of the arguments saying China should continue to promote stability and status quo, but I think Xi has a similar obsession with Taiwan the way Putin does with Ukraine. I would not be surprised if it was 2027 or 2028, while Trump chaos still has the main stage. Remember that Taiwan is also an enormous military asset and without access to its market, the US is severely disadvantaged in any global conflict with China. That need may be coming quickly for China.

svaldbardseedvault

Long before tcmc can get set up in Arizona

Fantastic_Jury5977

It's public information that the Chinese have told their military to be told to be prepared attack the US by 2027.

KD_Burner_Account133

Russia has to secure Ukrainian grain production to supply China first. Without that, US economic sanctions will literally starve them.

chuddyman

Baanditsz

China can integrate Taiwan without a war with the way Trump is acting. His administration is going to try strong arm Taiwan to buy weapons worth 10% of GDP, which Taiwan can’t afford, as well as put tarries on semiconductors. Taiwan will then have no choice but to form closer relations either China, which will be a better deal than working with Trump, and China will then chip away at the island’s independence over time.

FLGator314

Honestly, if they play their cards right they can probably trick or convince Trump to turn its back on Taiwan and they can take it with no US involvement at all.

Tdluxon

What if China doesn’t have to act? The value of a strategic relationship with the United States is being diminished daily. Three and 3/4 more years of Trump and Taiwan may not have any option other than China.

Commercial_Stress

Well, if China is successful with their wait-and-let-them-implode strategy then it would seem that Taiwan really gets the choice.  Let their economy be tanked by American incompetence or be reabsorbed into the PRC, minus the super rich who will flee to America.

They better hope those chips don’t suddenly lose a lot of value because it turns out AI was just another ponzi scheme to prop up the stock market.

tegresaomos

In the next five years… they have reached a parity in the region but they need more than that to land an invasion but its possible now, any chaos in the united states certainly pushes that date up…

westonriebe

buffalobrown721

Depends on if Russia shares the pee tapes with them.

IntolerantModerate

Probably not in our lifetime. China hasn’t fought a war in nearly half a century. Name another super power in history that has been this peaceful for this long.

fluffywabbit88

my prediction would be another Soviet/Afghanistan style escalation:


over decades, as the west continues to lose soft power and economic power,  Taiwan will become increasingly pro PRC, while nationalist militias will get increasingly violent (with US support), escalating into a civil war. 


eventually, the PLA are invited in to assist, which will be framed as an invasion for the purposes of declaring war on the PRC, and then WW3 is in full motion. 

The premise of your question is incorrect. The USA has not broken ties with Europe. On top of that, we are still a NATO member which means we will erase anyone who messes with another NATO member from the pages of history. Ukraine is simply not a NATO member, not an important country, and not anywhere near as key to U.S. geostrategic interests as Taiwan is. It is, however, much more important of a country to its European neighbors, and if they do care about Ukraine's security like they say they do, I hope they will step up and shoulder more of that burden themselves.

Vanderkaum037

I keep seeing people posting how Canada and Europe can turn to China for help now. What happens when they become emboldened because now the West needs them and tries to take Taiwan. The West will be in no position to do anything unless they want to risk their dealings with China.

DouglasMyBoy

Why do people believe Trump's words so much?  The US hasn't broken with Europe.  Trump is not a diplomat, he's a blusterer and bullshitter, and he is prone to making hard bluffs and threats in hopes of getting a 'bargain'.  In the long term this will likely mean countries will try to be more independent from the US, but that takes time.  The tendrils of the US are global and that doesn't change from a few announcements.  

China will never invade Taiwan.  An invasion would create hatred lasting generations, and China sees Taiwanese people as its own, at least theoretically.   At the most they will do a naval blockade, which they are quite capable of doing.  You can bet Russia and China are sharing missile technology, which means that in an actual conflict with the US, aircraft carriers will primarily be 10 billion dollar targets.  They're useful in force projection to lesser powers but in a peer conflict they are less useful.

carrotwax

SS:	A week ago, Taiwan was bracing for a Chinese military exercise to “punish” its president, Lai Ching-te, for a trip abroad that included two short visits to the US. It would have been another show of force from Beijing in retaliation for Taiwanese leaders asserting their country’s independence.

But what happened next took Taipei by surprise. Its military and national security officials observed what they called the largest Chinese naval deployment in nearly 30 years. At the same time, Beijing announced partial restrictions on air traffic in seven zones hugging its coastline from Shanghai to Hong Kong for two days.

There was not a word from the People’s Liberation Army, in contrast to the propaganda campaigns which tend to accompany its drills targeting Taipei.

Taiwan and the US — its only foreign defender against China’s threat to annex it by force if Taipei resists unification indefinitely — have drawn drastically different conclusions.

SolRon25

Foreign policy is complex. US's policy of barring China from invading a democratic country is absolutely logical, nor is its policy of containing China. China, in the fear of being restricted within the first-island chain, which can chokehold its maritime passage (crucial for an export-driven economy) in the event of a war, also has the logical policy of reunifying with Taiwan, alongside its nationalistic purposes.

HarvardAmissions

And there still won't be a war (unless Trump does what Trump does). China will and always put pressure on Taiwan. It has to because that's the narrative it creates and feeds into its population. If Taiwan magically agrees to "unify" then it's a happy bonus but not a truly serious goal they'll sacrifice significantly over. 

Their goal is to be the global hegemon, or at least create a polar world where Asia is their own backyard, and that won't happen if the outcome is a pyrrhic victory. Even without US involvement, China it not guaranteed to "roll over" Taiwan. They will lose more ships, troops, and planes than willing. The biggest cost though is their economy. 

So yes these drills are big and worth Taiwanese preparation over; however a war won't happen if Taiwan is smart (which it is).

Am Taiwanese who knows some retired government officials.

apyc89

There is a huge difference between struggling to respond and struggling to care. The article captures this nicely. Neither the US nor Taipei felt the need to sound the alarm bells, however did identify some irregularities in China's lack of propaganda during the exercise.

The high price of cheap goods that could've been sourced elsewhere coming due for payment.

Linny911

China is enhancing its military capabilities along its coast, particularly regarding a possible invasion of Taiwan, raising concerns of a significant geopolitical crisis.

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