Given the complex economic ties between them it makes no sense. Not only are they big trading partners, there are large Taiwanese businesses in China (like Foxconn). War would hurt both economies.
Military it would hurt both sides. Taiwan is riddled with fortified gun emplacements, some of which can bombard mainland Chinese cities. Attacking it would be like a cross between Normandy and the Somme.
The only reason is political. But politics often overrides common sense.
Military it would hurt both sides. Taiwan is riddled with fortified gun emplacements, some of which can bombard mainland Chinese cities. Attacking it would be like a cross between Normandy and the Somme.
The only reason is political. But politics often overrides common sense.