Conflicts would involve Taiwan, the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, India, Japan, Mongolia and Russia. Given the chronological order of the six wars, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) must win the Taiwan conflict to achieve its full set of goals. Rather than a full-scale military engagement with India, China plans to launch a lightning-fast attack on Arunachal Pradesh. In the sixth and final war, China takes on Russia, the world’s No. If China loses the war for Taiwan, the other wars would be postponed, if for no other reason than because the war with Japan depends on China already holding Taiwan.

Source: Taipei Times July 16, 2024 21:48 UTC