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There's no way they invade Taiwan in a controlled manner, it's too easy to sink a navy over that distance. Sure they could do a long range bombardment but then

There's no way they invade Taiwan in a controlled manner, it's too easy to sink a navy over that distance. Sure they could do a long range bombardment but then there's nothing left to take.

causi 2y ago
Sure they could do a long range bombardment but then there's nothing left to take. This is irrelevant. Not because you're wrong, but because you're thinking of terms of what a rational, reasonable person would do. Taking Taiwan has about as much to do with helping China as the Iraq War had to do with avenging 9/11: nothing whatsoever. If China attacks Taiwan it will be for the sole reason that Xi Jinping has and is using it as a political tool to amass power. For that purpose it doesn't matter if Taiwan is a smoking crater by the end.
- Qwertious 2y ago
  Taking Taiwan would be useful as a naval base. And to deny the US the ability to blockade the pacific ocean.
  - kelipso 2y ago
    Seriously. There's a reason US has military bases on islands down the whole east coast of China.
  - Simulacra 2y ago
    Taiwan is the only thing essentially protecting Japan.
hackerlight 2y ago
Are you an expert on naval warfare?