Q #2667 - "World War 3: China ‘drawing up plans for wars with US and India’, warns expert"
//https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1071652/world-war-3-china-us-india-taiwan-south-china-sea//
By CIARAN MCGRATH. 21:25, Sun, Jan 13, 2019
China is planning for the possibility of war with the United States over the disputed island of Taiwan, and a possible conflict with India, according to US-based expert.
The blog, written by Ian Easton,* says: “The PLA's nightmare scenario appears to be one in which it would be called upon to conduct all five joint operations in a two-front war against the United States and Taiwan in the East, and India in the South.
“In this scenario, available Chinese military sources envision the PLA first launching a joint firepower strike against Taiwan and then conducting a short-duration, high-intensity joint blockade of the island. When the ROC military was judged as having been sufficiently weakened, the PLA would launch a joint attack operation and make amphibious landings.
“Once major beachheads were secured, intense urban and mountain warfare operations in the island's depths would follow.
“According to the assumptions seen in PLA writings, at some undefined moment, the United States could intervene and launch cruise missile strikes and air raids on Chinese forces in the Taiwan Strait and along the PRC coast.”
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This is why Admiral John Richardson is talking with Chinese military leaders.
(See also >>4726217 PB, >>4735625 PB)
*IAN EASTON is an expert in Chinese and Taiwanese military affairs. Many books on the subject, including ''The Chinese Invasion Threat: Taiwan's Defense and American Strategy in Asia Paperback'' (Oct 2017):
"Ian Easton has done an enormous amount of research in both Chinese and Taiwanese sources about a potential military conflict across the Taiwan Strait…I found myself interested in his citations and often challenged by his assertions. Whether you agree with his conclusions or not, it is worth reading this serious examination of the reality of a Chinese invasion of Taiwan."
―Admiral Dennis Blair (USN, ret.), former Director of National Intelligence and Commander of U.S. Pacific Command (Amazon)