On February 20, the Winter Games in Beijing will end, and with them the conditional “Olympic truce”. What if China does start an invasion of Taiwan and the US has to intervene? American military experts analyzed the options by simulating the situation in military exercises.
The United States fared better in these exercises than in the 2018 and 2019 exercises involving war with China. Neither side used nuclear weapons. However, both the American and Chinese sides suffered “heavy losses.” The results of these war games will affect defense budgets.
Focus translated new text Stephen Silver on the hypothetical Chinese invasion of Taiwan.