This scenario already played out during the Arab Spring in 7 nations.
"I think that we're going to see acts of sabotage, assassinations, detonation of bombs, starting wildfires," Chang argued. "And the Biden administration is paying no attention to this at all."
They have talked about this on Committee on Present Danger China webinars. It is a real possibility. It's not about 'winning' it's about striking strategic targets that weaken and slow our ability to respond to other attacks. The people involved don't care that they would be on suicide missions. They estimate there are AT LEAST 300K Chinese on student visas in the US now. Add in the military aged males coming across the border as we speak. They aren't talking about taking the whole country down........... they are thinking strategic targets...... even if only to cause confusion.