I think there are aspects of Taiwan that are no different then The Ukraine or North Korea and the former Myanmar that had a Military take over in the last couple years...all current or former puppets for whatever controls the CIA these days. Xi took Trump to the Forbidden City for a reason...given Xi's personal history he is the leader of country he has no real love for and he is bidding time just like Putin...the Dragon Family's of China will be getting rolled up in due time...but if the Elites of China retreat to Taiwan...all bets are off on Taiwan being a independent country going forward.
Maybe you haven't heard... but China itself is in big trouble. There is a powerful group in China that has had enough of the People Liberation Army and now sees China needing to be liberated from the same PLA.
Hong Kong is also still pissed off about be sucked back into China rule. Taiwan isn't without allies too.
China's ruling Elite are in trouble. Taiwan would be a tactical distraction.
It’s like no one understands Opsec anymore. “Here’s a detailed list of likely things this Special Operations Team will likely be expected to undertake in the event of armed conflict. And they’ve been training as such for over a year.”
Though a Cruise Missile at the 3GD as soon as hostilities begin would essentially neutralize a significant portion of Chinese Industry and the Economy. For months if not years. And trigger a humanitarian crisis that would make the clusterfuck that was Helene look minor. As there’s something like 400 Million people at a conservative estimate downstream from the Damn and a few Dozen major urban and industrial centers. Not to mention likely catch more than one Military Unit either in their barracks or on the Road as they’d be in the process of redeploying and shifting around.
It would most certainly be classified as a War Crime though by any but the most ardent of pragmatists and War Hawks though. As the death toll of non-combatants would almost certainly be staggering to put it mildly.
Alternatively. And likely at a far lesser cost to the Civilian Population. Dump a few pallets of Semiautomatic Rifles. Ammunition. Maybe a few RPGs for anti-tank duty. And maybe some Spec Ops instructors. And the CCP would likely be dealing with Rebels in short order. They’re already having issues with exercising control over some of the more rural Villages and Towns. Not to mention some cities. Give them weapons and the know how. They could cause all hell across the interior and redirect Chinese troops to internal police duty.
Sounds like another Neo-con cabal wet dream.
The smart play is to remove the prize. Off shore the money and the key chip making stuff. Then destroy the chip plants if necessary.
From X back in September.
https://x.com/information_es/status/1837154213349990569
Unless Obama has them blown up again
China has been telling its domestic population that it's about to retake Taiwan, for the past 70 years.
Bullets and bombs don’t care if you’re the cook or a Navy SEAL.
I think there are aspects of Taiwan that are no different then The Ukraine or North Korea and the former Myanmar that had a Military take over in the last couple years...all current or former puppets for whatever controls the CIA these days. Xi took Trump to the Forbidden City for a reason...given Xi's personal history he is the leader of country he has no real love for and he is bidding time just like Putin...the Dragon Family's of China will be getting rolled up in due time...but if the Elites of China retreat to Taiwan...all bets are off on Taiwan being a independent country going forward.
Maybe you haven't heard... but China itself is in big trouble. There is a powerful group in China that has had enough of the People Liberation Army and now sees China needing to be liberated from the same PLA.
Hong Kong is also still pissed off about be sucked back into China rule. Taiwan isn't without allies too.
China's ruling Elite are in trouble. Taiwan would be a tactical distraction.
It’s like no one understands Opsec anymore. “Here’s a detailed list of likely things this Special Operations Team will likely be expected to undertake in the event of armed conflict. And they’ve been training as such for over a year.”
Though a Cruise Missile at the 3GD as soon as hostilities begin would essentially neutralize a significant portion of Chinese Industry and the Economy. For months if not years. And trigger a humanitarian crisis that would make the clusterfuck that was Helene look minor. As there’s something like 400 Million people at a conservative estimate downstream from the Damn and a few Dozen major urban and industrial centers. Not to mention likely catch more than one Military Unit either in their barracks or on the Road as they’d be in the process of redeploying and shifting around.
It would most certainly be classified as a War Crime though by any but the most ardent of pragmatists and War Hawks though. As the death toll of non-combatants would almost certainly be staggering to put it mildly.
Alternatively. And likely at a far lesser cost to the Civilian Population. Dump a few pallets of Semiautomatic Rifles. Ammunition. Maybe a few RPGs for anti-tank duty. And maybe some Spec Ops instructors. And the CCP would likely be dealing with Rebels in short order. They’re already having issues with exercising control over some of the more rural Villages and Towns. Not to mention some cities. Give them weapons and the know how. They could cause all hell across the interior and redirect Chinese troops to internal police duty.