Opinion | Daniel R. DePetris: Why China is flying an unprecedented number of warplanes near Taiwan. - NBCNewsTHINK
that Xi actually wants to unleash a conflict that could quickly spiral out of control. For Beijing, a war over Taiwan wouldn’t be easy, and it certainly wouldn’t be cost-free. While China’s expansive missile capability would do significant damage to Taiwan’s airfields in the opening phase of a conflict, its ground troops are untested, and its capacity to conduct an amphibious assault across the Taiwan Strait is still questionable.to avoid a war.
The U.S. doesn’t want a full-fledged conflict with China, either. Stumbling into a shooting war over Taiwan is akin to opening a Pandora’s box, and it would make the last 20 years of conflict in the Middle East look like an uneventful peacekeeping mission. A fight between Washington and Beijing could also
, particularly if the Chinese Communist Party determines that the use of such weapons is the only thing standing in the way of a humiliating defeat.
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