because China's naval capabilities are not strong. The Island is very well defended. China would have to have enough boats carrying enough men to cross the straight. Taiwan won't hesitate to blow anything up that comes near without permission.
About 20 years ago there was controversy when the Taiwanese blew up a fishing boat full of Vietnamese refugees that lost its motor and it drifted into Taiwan territorial waters. They machine gunned survivors from the shore after they blew up the boat. See if I can find a story on it.
Easier question: Why wouldn't they?
because China's naval capabilities are not strong. The Island is very well defended. China would have to have enough boats carrying enough men to cross the straight. Taiwan won't hesitate to blow anything up that comes near without permission.
About 20 years ago there was controversy when the Taiwanese blew up a fishing boat full of Vietnamese refugees that lost its motor and it drifted into Taiwan territorial waters. They machine gunned survivors from the shore after they blew up the boat. See if I can find a story on it.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1987_Lieyu_massacre
whoa. nice find....whoa.
Because it's easier to wipe them out with as bioweapon than to take them with as traditional invasion force?
Taiwan did better than any other nation with Covid.
Taiwan wasn't the target of covid.