What are the chances (in your opinion) if US gets bogged down in this war and its most of its fleet is busy focused on Iran and munitions are burned to critical levels, that Xi would try to take advantage and take Taiwan in a Blitzkrieg operation?
It seems a perfect opportunity to coordinate with the world and collapse the world economy via oil prices and Iran keeping the U.S. distracted while China makes a strong move on the island
I know a bit about Xi and his upbringing/family and how he rose to power. He doesn’t strike me as a man who wants to be forced into a military solution, no matter how enticing the opportunity.
There was rumors that he wanted to take Taiwan back in 2024, but he was talked out of it by a high ranking party official (forgot the name) who has since been removed for “corruption”.
I’d like a Chinese person’s opinion as I don’t follow Chinese geopolitics enough to make an assessment on Xi’s long term plan for Taiwan.