A year long war over Taiwan would reduce China's GDP by 20 to 35% and America's by 5 to 10%. Nobody knows what a serious disruption to that supply would entail for the world economy. So given the China, if it does win this kind of conflict, would basically inherit a completely broken island with no infrastructure. Why would it even go to war?
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