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Originally Posted by HKDan
Hitting targets on the mainland would also have the consequence of really pissing off the Chinese public. Public support for the invasion would be massive if Taiwan hit Shanghai like Premier Yu in the article suggested. Even if the Taiwanese only hit military targets on the mainland the biggest effect would probably be that the Chinese public would massively get behind the decision to invade. There isn't really a positive here.
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My impression from talking to average Chinese is that if it were up to them, an invasion would have been launched decades ago. It's the leadership that's holding back an invasion, not Chinese public opinion. (Of course, the Chinese public also thinks that Taiwan would be a pushover, with or without US intervention).