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The United States responds—initially attempting to intervene—but quickly faces the stark reality: there are insufficient weapons, platforms, and logistical capacity to effectively counter the invasion. U.S. warships, slow and few in number, are sinking under the barrage of anti-ship missiles; American fighter jets are downed one after another. Within eight days, America’s stockpiles of precision munitions are severely depleted, and Taiwan is overtaken within weeks.
This hypothetical leads to a sobering reflection: a new global reality emerges where the world’s dominant power—traditionally associated with democracy—loses its military superiority. This outcome shocks the global order, highlighting the critical vulnerabilities that threaten national and economic security.