5 times farther than the D-day Crossing?
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Crossing the Taiwan strait would take roughly 6 hours, the closest US carrier group is Yokosuka, Japan, or patrolling the Philippine Sea.
As well China knows.
See Chinese amphibious assault ships above
Taiwan only has 160,000 full time military personnel across all branches, and conscripts who server a mandatory 1-year of service. Furthermore, Taiwan hasn't participated in any significant military engagement since the end of the Chinese civil war.
The Trump administration would not for sure aid Taiwan.
Document asks allies to take primary responsibility for their own defence with ‘more limited support’ from American forces
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China has spent years stealing technology and coercing talent from Taiwan, gaining control of the island, would make forced transfer of technology a viable option.
Taiwan's National Security Bureau claims that China is intensifying efforts to steal semiconductor process technologies and other chip-related know-how from Taiwan as international restrictions get mo...
www.yahoo.com