Taiwan in T2K

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Originally Posted by RN7

Even if Taiwanese forces were not present on mainland China I would be certain that US air and naval forces would be based in Taiwan during the Sino-Soviet War and the first year of the Twilight War. I could not see Taiwan being blanketed with nuclear strikes by the Soviets, but certainly a few low yield nukes against a few ports and airfields to deny them to the Americans.

Agreed. Unless Taiwan both refused to assist the PRC (either directly or as a transshipment point for war materials) AND refused to allow the U.S. to base military assets there once the U.S. entered the war, Taiwan would almost certainly get nuked by the Soviets. At the least, targets would be U.S. base sites and oil refineries. At the worst, Taiwan's manufacturing sector would get it too.