Excellent post, and I loved the sidebar visuals and presentation. But why would China not invade Taiwan? It seems extremely likely, especially if they are nervous about the US achieving ASI first.
2027 itself is the 100 year anniversary of the Peoples' Liberation Army, and a date that has been widely identified as a strong possible source of contention. Taiwan apparently singled out this year in a war game in their 2025 quarterly defense review. Given likely knowledge of Agent 3 from China's side, it seems likely to me they would tee this up in the spring f... (read more)
Excellent post, and I loved the sidebar visuals and presentation. But why would China not invade Taiwan? It seems extremely likely, especially if they are nervous about the US achieving ASI first.
2027 itself is the 100 year anniversary of the Peoples' Liberation Army, and a date that has been widely identified as a strong possible source of contention. Taiwan apparently singled out this year in a war game in their 2025 quarterly defense review. Given likely knowledge of Agent 3 from China's side, it seems likely to me they would tee this up in the spring f... (read more)