The RAND Corporation, a well-known US think tank, released March 29 a report on China's ability to counter the US in a military confrontation. Researchers say China could potentially best the United States in a military conflict over Taiwan. China could use "antiaccess" strategies to limit the ability of U.S. forces to deploy into combat zones and find locations to base operations. The scenarios examined by the researchers involved Chinese efforts to keep U.S. military operations at a distance from the conflict.
The researchers suggested a number of measures the U.S. military could take to counteract the Chinese strategy. The report said U.S. forces should deploy air and missile defense systems near important locations, move ships out of port at times when conflict seems likely and reduce vulnerabilities in communications and computer systems.
China has already scheduled 2008 as year to get Taiwan back. US only deterrent has been the fleet. Now China has demonstrated (via submarine activity) that our fleet can be neutralized ; further that China is building a "deep water" navy to take on our fleet. China also has shown the ability to shoot down our satellites which would paralyze our military. There also are reports of Chinese submarine patrols off our West Coast. Indeed; China can and will defeat USA in ALL fields if action is not taken.
Taiwan's military staged a simulation last month that showed that Taiwan would rain missiles on China and stave off a Chinese victory. A nice thought, but no missiles have been deployed -- the simulation discussed the situation in 2012. Taiwan is currently developing cruise missiles with a roughly 600 km range, according to recent reports. (Source: The View from Taiwan, May 1, 2007