China’s making its ability to blockade Taiwan by sea and by air blatantly obvious. It’s also openly practising rushing troops and tanks on sandy beaches. But is it all a trick?
The idea of what an invasion looks like was firmly entrenched by operations in Europe, the Mediterranean and the Pacific during World War II.
Large numbers of troops and tanks are massed together and loaded on ships. These follow an overwhelming assault force of aircraft carriers, warships and strike aircraft before disgorging their cargoes on remote shores.
But some strategic analysts warn that any invasion of Taiwan may be over long before its allies can respond to help.
Taiwan’s rugged coastal terrain does not make such a scenario practical, says US…
