Think Vietnam 1979 times 100.
We lost 53K+ in Vietnam, that’s nothing for a godless communist nation that puts zero value on human life.
China has the ability to take Taiwan. The country is already heavily infiltrated. There are thousands of SS missiles aimed at Taiwan.
Granted, the chi-coms do not want to destroy Taiwan and it’s manufacturing/technology. They’d much rather take it whole.
That said, the CCP has facilitated a commandeer program that will utilize thousands of private surface vessels to deliver troops to the island.
Not to mention the communist have many American politicians in their pocket and they will turn the screws to keep them from acting on Chinese aggression toward Taiwan. The leftist administration in this country is their (pardon the pun) Trump card.
I believe we should not under estimate these people.