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If China was serious about a military solution for Taiwan they would be invading right now while the US is unloading into the desert.

The US would get out of the desert and to Taiwan fast if that happened.

AKA defending itself against separatists and sovereignty intrusions from much less powerful aggressors with unreasonable amount of restraint. One would argue overly peaceful, and irresponsible to the point of detrimental peace disease. BTW PRC settled most border disputes in recorded history with most concessions, majority over 50%, that objectively makes PRC the most peaceful rising power in recent history. Even in SCS PRC was second last to militarize, the other disputees started land reclamations and militarization first (apart from Brunei), aka a fucked around and find out situation. Even then all PRC did was build a bigger island, instead of glassing theirs, PRC coast guard last to weaponize as well.

> building military installations in the SCS

Many countries in the SCS are doing this. In fact China was late to the game, as Vietnam did it much earlier.