[morpheos137]

I suspect if the USA goes to war with China over Taiwan it will lose.

[andromeduck]

Doubtful because an attack on Taiwan would also be an attack on Japanese and Korean trade.

The three gorges dam is also hangs a bit of a sword of Damocles for china. A few good hits is as good as a nuke.

[rocqua]

The USA would lose in Taiwan, or would lose a greater war.

The first seems reasonable enough given the proximity to China and Chinese hypersonic missles. The second seems rather fuzzy.