How China's Military Views the United States

duggers_dad · Oct 25, 2024

chemgator · Nov 3, 2024 at 10:08 PM

A good article on why China would be defeated if they tried to invade Taiwan. The U.S. seriously considered invading Taiwan during WWII, but concluded it would be suicidal and would take hundreds of thousands more troops than the U.S. had available at the time. The Japanese built extensive fortifications around the island in addition to military facilities, many of which are still used by Taiwan's military.

A US invasion of Taiwan in WWII would have been a disaster. A Chinese operation faces similar dangers.

The US once planned an invasion and seizure of Taiwan that would have been as big as D-Day.

Operation Causeway would send hundreds of thousands of troops, supported by thousands of ships and aircraft, to storm the beaches of the Japanese-occupied territory in 1945.

"Almost certainly, the invasion would have been a horrific spectacle and nightmarish ordeal," said Ian Easton, an analyst who authored a new study on the invasion for the China Maritime Studies Institute. "Far worse than any battle that was actually fought in the Pacific. The campaign would have been protracted and might have taken six months or even a year."

The CMSI study makes clear that a US invasion of Taiwan in 1945 — or a Chinese invasion today — would be difficult and risky.
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