Just one reason I’ve never feared the Chi-Coms, they haven’t the heavy lift capabilities to invade the U.S.
Not enough to invade an island right off their coast much less half a world away.
Why would they need heavy lift capabilities to invade the US?
Consider how many young Chinese men of military age are in our universities and working in our tech industries on H1B visas. almost 1.4 million [US residents] were born in China (U.S. Bureau of the Census, 2002)
Would China necessarily need to invade Taiwan to drive it’s point home??????The current situation more or less,is not too bad for China afterall.
Most people think China would act only if Taiwan provokes it i.e. push/declare independence.No major country recognises Taiwan & all China would need to do in theory,is to weaken the Taiwanese military-an invasion is not the only means to do that.