7 Ways China Could Attempt to Invade Taiwan
9th July 2024
The People’s Republic of China and the Republic of China (Taiwan) have a difficult history. To put it mildly. The seeds of this acrimony were sown long before the end of the Chinese Civil War in 1949. To Beijing, Taiwan is a part of China that needs to be brought back into the fold, by force if necessary. For Taipei, maintaining the present uneasy status quo is desirable but increasingly untenable long-term. Matters may well come to a head in the next few years. China will have the military capability to take Taiwan by 2027. Yet an amphibious invasion won’t be easy and is by no means a foregone conclusion. This article examines the options available to China from the peaceful to the forceful.