[modeless]

Wow, I had no idea that Taiwan controlled an island less than three miles from mainland China, essentially surrounded by China in a bay. (The main island is 80+ miles away.) I'm really surprised China has allowed that for 80 years. Unsurprisingly, the beach looks like this: https://www.google.com/maps/place/Shuang+Kou+Zhan+Dou+Cun/@2...

Also interesting that there's a Japanese island only 60 miles from Taiwan on the other side. I guess claims to small Pacific islands have been weird for a long time.

[nradov]

If the Chinese Communist Party decides to escalate the pressure on Taiwan then one likely scenario is some sort of blockade against those small islands close to the mainland.