Chinese invasion of Taiwan Huge Cost to U.S.

A Chinese invasion of Taiwan in 2026 would result in thousands of casualties among Chinese, United States, Taiwanese and Japanese forces, and it would be unlikely to result in a victory for Beijing, according to a prominent independent Washington think tank, which conducted war game simulations of a possible conflict that is preoccupying military and political leaders in Asia and Washington. At the end of the conflict, at least two US aircraft carriers would lie at the bottom of the Pacific.