Taiwan’s Probable Risk Scenario Shifts to Potential Blitzkrieg

Shock and awe across the Strait rather than blockade

By: Jens Kastner

Photo by Annabelle Chih / Getty Images

Although the bulk of Taiwan observers wargaming Beijing’s takeover of Taiwan tend to see a naval blockade choking it into negotiations for annexation as the most probable course, the latest developments in Latin America are raising the odds for a more violent approach even though Chinese success is n…