And THAT is another possibility. Not that China will become ROC, though THAT would be my dream...but that some civil unrest in China could grow and spread rapidly. If China falls apart internally, that might give Taiwan some breathing room. Of course, a time like that is when Argentina moved on the Falklands.
And unrest in China is very real and just below the surface. The Wuhan and Hong Kong protests of summer/fall of 2019 were spreading and getting out of control very quickly. And THAT is when they released covid for the perfect excuse to lock down the entire country without going full Tiennamen Square again.
It’s bubbling just below the surface.
If PRC implodes and Taiwan is right there being successful as an example, who knows? Interesting, not many people imagine ROC taking charge again... but these are weird times.
Yes, it is weird times.