@TimMaddog I have heard about this strategy before (just not as elaborately detailed as a lightening strike).
I think one factor we are not calculating is Taiwan’s 🇹🇼 naval response. Also, I wonder if Taiwan 🇹🇼 has mines near the mouth of the river just in case something like this happens‽
Here is another analysis which concludes that China 🇨🇳 would be able to land troops on Taiwan 🇹🇼, but they would eventually fail: https://youtu.be/-CcQ4jKn8aE