"Almost certainly, the invasion would have been a horrific spectacle and nightmarish ordeal," said Ian Easton, an analyst who authored a new study on the invasion for the China Maritime Studies Institute. "Far worse than any battle that was actually fought in the Pacific. The campaign would have been protracted and might have taken six months or even a year."
The CMSI study makes clear that a US invasion of Taiwan in 1945 - or a Chinese invasion today - would be difficult and risky. Like many years ago, today's Taiwan would likely wield Japanese fortifications and tactics to defeat a large Chinese amphibious assault - illustrating the risks and dangers of any attempt to seize the island that Beijing views as a breakaway province.
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