China Joe has the sniffles and "cancer" - which was asthma the last time he told the same story but oh well...
I really didn't think he'd last more than 6 mos as Resident, but looking back on it we know he's bought and paid for, so if you're the CCP and the Globalists (who may be holding hands to trash USA but they both want it all so that's going to blow up if it gets that far) you keep him in office.
But he's been sending signals he just going to be 25th'd or step down due to illness, whether he likes it or not. Then Kameltoe is up. Then what happens? She's despised by most who can get past giggles' ignorance and stupidity. Just seems like the time line will shift yet again if the Usurper in Chief is out of power for more than a week or two.
Fall. My understanding is that the Taiwan straits are pretty rough water except in the Fall.
And 125 miles across at their narrowest? Not easy, especially if you're not welcome.