The island nation is small, but well defended - most notably by the ocean
Could China invade Taiwan? Why an attack against the island would be disastrous for Beijing, and the WestA television shows a news broadcast about China conducting a live fire drill around Taiwan at an electrical repair store in Taipei, Taiwan China’s President Xi Jinping has warned the US that “those who play with fire will perish by it”, but Beijing seems to be testing the waters for what could be observed as a potential invasion of Taiwan.
“China has not used force to take Taiwan for one reason only – it did not, and still does not, have the military capabilities to do so,” said Professor Steve Tsang, director of the SOAS China Institute in London. Professor Niki Alsford, co-director of the Northern Institute of Taiwan Studies at the University of Central Lancashire, said the“An invasion of Taiwan is not a simple thing, there’s only certain amount of times in the year where that would be possible,” he said.China’s military is also untested – the last time Beijing’s military was involved in a war was against Vietnam in 1979.China would also have to contend with the possibility of the US Navy coming in and defending Taiwan.
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