Before the yelling begins, yes China will defeat Taiwan, no matter what, they will spend whatever currency they need to; people, treasure, morale, foreign goodwill, etc., to take Taiwan.
However, that ship and any other will end up at the bottom of the straits because Taiwan has a whole lot of anti-ship missiles and will sink a whole lot of ships. They also have some longer range missiles and Three Gorges Dam is a very tempting target.
China will(IMHO) not do this. They will make the leadership and people an offer they can’t refuse, and take it peacefully, just like Hong Kong. Maybe an autonomous region for the lifetime of the people there, and then full control over the next generation.
Tawain will eventually fall to China like Hong Kong and America by politics.
and Three Gorges Dam is a very tempting target.
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If Taiwan hit the 3 Gorges they would kill about 400 million people and receive Chinese nukes in repayment. Taiwan is not that stupid.
Actually, I think China will just be patient and wait for the pro-unification party to gain power in Taiwan. I think the red carpet will be rolled out for the CCP.
Chicom control of Hong Kong was set by treaty with the British. There was no way for the former territory to resist.