Commentary U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said last week that Chinese air force movements toward Taiwan look like a “rehearsal” for an invasion.” It is good that America’s military leadership is finally realizing that Xi Jinping is serious when he says he will use force, if necessary, to seize Taiwan. Yet, in recent years whenever the U.S. military has “war-gamed” a fight with China over Taiwan, the Americans reportedly have “failed miserably.” But there are war games and there are war games. Depending on how you construct the scenario, things might turn out better for the United States. You see, if the fight is confined to Taiwan and the surrounding area, the Chinese have a big advantage. They can deploy far more ships than the U.S. Navy can, and the same goes for aircraft. Chinese land-based missile and anti-aircraft batteries will further make things difficult for U.S. forces trying …
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