I've read enough things that suggest a "blockade" is much more likely than an "invasion" that I can't really make sense of this article. Here's an example I fi

I've read enough things that suggest a "blockade" is much more likely than an "invasion" that I can't really make sense of this article. Here's an example I find persuasive: https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/content-series/atlantic-council-strategy-paper-series/a-maritime-blockade-of-taiwan-by-the-peoples-republic-of-china-a-strategy-to-defeat-fear-and-coercion/ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/content-series/atlantic-coun... I don't see how this "hellscape" would be useful against a non-kinetic blockade. It would seem to involve the US pre-emptively declaring war on China, which seems likely to lead to a nuclear war we don't want. Is the described approach actually effective against something the Chinese will portray as an "quarantine"? Or have I been misled, and a full scale sneak invasion across the strait is what we should expect?