There's a reason the US has a symbolic military presence in Taiwan, most likely even on the Pratas island to train Taiwan defence troops there. It would be the

There's a reason the US has a symbolic military presence in Taiwan, most likely even on the Pratas island to train Taiwan defence troops there. It would be the first and obvious strategic target, and taking the otherwise uninhabited island without hitting the potentially present US military personnel would be hard - which should make China at least think twice about making a move against it.