Admiral (Retired) Stavridis has a book out, “2034,” in which a war breaks out with China. It escalates to include a nuclear exchange and the seizure of Taiwan.  There have been a number of interesting reviews as the Admiral (there is a co-author) accrues book sales based on his former status.  Stavridis is well known as a vocal Senior Retired Officer and is in what we call the Retired Generals and Admirals Club, a very exclusive group. What the Admiral misses is the gravity, acceleration, and immediacy of Beijing’s plans.  The book should be called “2021” because we are facing immediate conflict with China.  China needs three things that we dominate:  Food, energy, and access to the capital market.  We control it, they need it.  We take it for granted, they don’t.  The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) war machine also needs access to dual use chips.  Taiwan has them and …