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China-Taiwan conflict — blockade scenario more likely than full invasion

📅 Predicted  2022-23
🏁 Outcome  Ongoing
🗂 China-Taiwan  ·  Accuracy: Thesis active  ·  Prediction #26 of 111
Dr. Shah argues economic blockade + gray-zone warfare is China's preferred playbook, not hot war ‖ UPDATE Jul 3, 2026: Blockade thesis STRENGTHENING — China Coast Guard 'Kinmen model' incursions plus rehearsals of quarantine/blockade and customs control of Taiwan-bound shipping; CCG expanding activity east of Taiwan (Jun 2026).

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YouTube: @Dr_Ankit_Shah — Taiwan analysis. Said (paraphrased): 'China will not invade Taiwan in the conventional sense. Their playbook is economic blockade combined with grey-zone warfare. A blockade shuts Taiwan down without giving the US a clean casus belli for military intervention. That is China's actual strategy.'
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Screenshots archived from his official receipts page (drankitshah.in).
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