Reply #4: Taiwan can't be taken that easily [View All]

They have a good and large defense force with pretty modern equipment. Now it is utterly and totally dwarfed by the PLA but there is one snag for China, the Straits of Taiwan. China only has enough lift capability for one division, though they have been trying to rectify that for years now they would need more than they have to take Taiwan. Their other options would be to blockade Taiwan but that would get them into deep shit with us. The Chinese Navy is large but no where near the size or the capabilities of the US Navy, Their other option would be to bombard and bomb the hell out of Taiwan. That they could do easily but again its got problems. One if you bomb the living hell out of Taiwan you lose its econimic power and you have a lot of Taiwanese that would probably want revenge and cause all sorts of trouble. Meaning a large garrison that would probably have to come from the mainland and be mantained. Also its bad press and it might get a lot of countries that may have stayed on the sidelines involved. The best way to do it for China and come out a winner is to woo them back into the fold.