Originally Posted by
minigundiplomat
Sorry, you are judging China by Western values. The Chinese public would never hear of any failure, neither would they question them too hard.
I am not so sure. Social media has changed the game for despotic regimes. I don’t think the kind of casualties on both sides necessary to subdue Taiwan can be covered up.
It would be a blood bath because China can’t afford to lose, that is why I think war is unlikely.