Since the early 1990s, Taiwanese strategists and military analysts have debated destroying the Three Gorges Dam, with some strategists claiming that just two missiles would be sufficient to destroy the dam.

China has constructed replica Taiwanese cities specifically for conducting invasion training and military exercises, demonstrating active operational preparation for attacking Taiwan.

China prefers a non-confrontational approach to Taiwan unification to avoid triggering US military intervention and because it is currently managing domestic challenges including real estate bubbles and COVID-19 aftermath, making a rapid, low-damage takeover preferable to prolonged conflict.

In 1954-1955 and again in 1958, the PLA bombarded Kinmen and Matsu islands, capturing some islands and engaging in naval combat with Taiwanese forces, while the US deployed naval forces and supplied weapons to Taiwan, establishing a historical precedent for Taiwan crises.

On May 17, 1943, the Royal Air Force conducted Operation Chastise, bombing three main dams in Germany's Ruhr Valley industrial region, destroying the dams and flooding a 40-mile (65 kilometer) stretch of nearby area, resulting in 53 German aircrew deaths and an estimated 1,300 civilian deaths.

China has installed anti-air and anti-surface missile systems around the Three Gorges Dam and maintains a regional theater missile defense shield to protect the dam, and Chinese media claims the dam's steel and concrete construction and massive weight would allow it to withstand damage to single sections and potentially even a tactical nuclear strike.

Taiwan comprises multiple islands beyond the main island, including Matsu, Kinmen, Penghu, Pratas, Lanyu, Taiping, and Wuqiu islands, with Matsu islands located just 9 kilometers from China's Fujian Province and Kinmen islands just 6 kilometers from mainland China.

The speaker asserts that 'every powerful enemy can be defeated because of their weaknesses' and identifies China's specific weakness as the Three Gorges Dam vulnerability

The US Defense Department assesses that an invasion of Taiwan by China is imminent, likely occurring between 2025 and 2027, with all indicators pointing toward a CCP military operation to reunify Taiwan with the mainland.

China would declare that all airlines and shipping companies must obtain Beijing's official approval to enter or leave Taiwan's airspace or ports, and that only essential food and energy supplies would be allowed through the blockade cordon.

Gray Zone Warfare is a military strategy employed by China against Taiwan and other neighbors that involves intimidating military exercises, patrols, surveillance, and military posturing that falls just short of armed conflict, allowing territorial gains without triggering formal war responses.

Between 2013 and 2015, China constructed artificial islands and military installations on seven illegally occupied coral reefs in the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea, demonstrating capability to rapidly militarize disputed territories.

Matsu Island is home to approximately 14,000 people and Kinmen Island is home to approximately 140,000 people, creating significant psychological and political pressure on Taiwan to protect these populations if China blockades the islands.

War is fundamentally unwinnable because the only way to achieve victory is to avoid playing the game altogether, emphasizing that conflict avoidance and diplomatic resolution are superior to military conflict regardless of outcome.

An Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) is an area extending beyond a nation's airspace where incoming flights are required to identify themselves to air traffic controllers and where military forces can intercept aircraft without permission.

China's defense budget is 12 times that of Taiwan's, giving China almost 7 times more fighter aircraft, 17 times more submarines, 9 times more destroyers, and almost 10 times more ground forces than Taiwan.

Taiwan imports approximately 98% of its energy as of 2020, primarily consisting of coal, crude oil, or petroleum products from the Middle East, Australia, Indonesia, and Russia, creating vulnerability to blockade but Taiwan maintains oil reserves sufficient to sustain operations for 138 days.

99% of all intercontinental internet traffic is transmitted via submarine cables, with Taiwan dependent on submarine cables for 95% of its data and voice traffic connecting the island to the rest of the world, making these cables the backbone of Taiwan's critical communications.

Destruction of the Three Gorges Dam would affect more than 400 million people living downstream from the dam, creating catastrophic humanitarian and economic consequences for China.

On December 26, 2006, a magnitude 7.0 earthquake off southern Taiwan broke nine fiber optic submarine cables, disrupting Southeast Asia's regional and global telecommunications links for up to 7 weeks and affecting telephone calls, internet, and financial market data traffic.