A Chinese invasion of Taiwan would bring heavy casualties not only to China and Taiwan, but also the U.S. and Japan, one of Washington's leading think tanks found after it conducted war game simulations, mimicking a 2026 Chinese invasion of Taiwan. ''Chinese air and naval capabilities are strong enough that they can prevent any reinforcements from getting on to Taiwan. So the connection with Japan is absolutely critical to defending Taiwan," Cancian said. It includes a combat team with an anti-ship missile battery, a logistics battalion and an air defense battalion. "For a long time, Chinese military capabilities were not very impressive.

Source: Fox News January 14, 2023 02:18 UTC