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Originally Posted by ReubenJames
So according to what you say, most likely naval battles will be conducted east of Taiwan?
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I wouldn't say that. It all depends on what everyone involved is trying to do. Honestly, I'm really not at liberty to say much in this respect. I can say, though, that putting a surface ship in the straight itself is not the smartest thing in the world to do. It doesn't really buy you much.
Since the acoustics are rotten, they can't defend themselves effectively from submarines. There's a good chance they'll find themselves in a minefield, they can't get too close to shore without getting shot at by a shore based antiship cruise missile. They'll most likely have the whole Chinese airforce after them. It's just not a good place to be if you're a surface ship. Put the surface ships somewhere else.