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by topspin 482 days ago
> The risk of China taking Taiwan by force, unprovoked, in the near future is vastly overblown, in my opinion.

I don't share this view. China needs only a couple more (2-3) carriers and to arm enough H-6K's with anti-ship missiles to keep US capital ships at bay and they'll have all the tools they need to blockade and conquer Taiwan, perhaps without firing a shot. All of that will be in place in only a couple years; probably before Trump's term ends.