It would be a setback, but it wouldn’t be a big setback. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_power_stations_in_China

It certainly would have negligible effect on the Chinese war industry. Taiwan is a province of China. There is no negotiation, no comprise, no bargain, no deal. :eagerness: The only way Taiwan can become a country is if Taiwanese speak Taiwanese rather than Chinese.

Chinese DF-41 ICBM, with a speed of Mach 25, can also rain havoc on American power plants. They would be very difficult to stop.

One also needs a flag. No flag, no country (sorry. those are the rules).

it is a very pretty attack helicopter and its in blackto help it prowl.

That must count for something……

It is very pretty… I would have gone another way with the color 🙂

Which goes back to what I said before. The U.S. isn’t going to get involved in a spat over Taiwan. The PRC would not rather nuke Taiwan than see it be an independent nation, the leaders aren’t that crazy. Did I mention the U.S. first fielded a chopper like the WZ-10 (or whatever its called) back in 1984. 1984, when the PLAAF was still flying MiG-17’s. You underestimate your opponents, which is the cornerstone of all military failures.

[QUOTE=Goldust;2071791]Taiwanese don’t care if Taiwan is a province of China or not. Type 055, launch in 2014 or 2015, rendered. So called aircraft carrier killer.

I seriously doubt you can speak for everyone in Taiwan, but who knows??? Also, you’re delusional if you think a single ship can take out a U.S. CBG. Carriers never fight alone, remember. Even if the PLAN musters up enough of a fleet to take on a CBG, there is the aircraft of that CBG’s CAW to contend with as well. Taking down a carrier isn’t impossible, but it is astronomically far from easy.

There is no comprise. Taiwan must be a province of China paying tax to the Chinese government.

…and that is a good reason why you are not in charge of the PRC’s foreign policy towards Taiwan.

Taiwan directly obstructs China’s SE sea routes. China would never let Taiwan become a country. It would wage a 1000 years war against Taiwan if it has to.

I hate to tell you but Taiwan already is its own nation. Just because China doesn’t see it that way don’t make it so. Taiwan has a fully functional government, rule of law and organized society. Their air defense could just use some F-15’s and F-35’s down the line.

The U.S. is not going to go to war over Taiwan. They will barely sell Taiwan advanced weaponry, though a trickle is coming through. An invasion of Taiwan would be foolish for China. China, as a modern industrialized nation, has a great deal to lose over so little. As far as F-16C Block 5 vs. J-10, it depends largely on who is sitting in the cockpit. Without the pilot, each aircraft has zero kill capability.