Ryan McBeth
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Flood the Zone: China’s Real Plan to Take Taiwan
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February 27, 2026
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China isn’t just building ships. It’s building a way to flood Taiwan with men and material faster than Taiwan, or the United States, can respond.
In this video, I break down the PLA’s over-the-shore logistics strategy for a Taiwan contingency. From civilian landing craft to the three-part artificial pier system known as Shuiqiao, China is working to solve the hardest problem in amphibious warfare:
Getting enough combat power ashore, fast enough, to force surrender.
We’ll talk about:
• Why logistics, not missiles, will decide Taiwan
• How civilian shipping could be mobilized in an invasion
• What the Shuiqiao floating pier system actually does
• Why this looks a lot like the WWII Mulberry Harbors
• And whether this system would survive mines, missiles, and drones
Xi Jinping has been clear about his intentions for years. When leaders tell you what they plan to do, it’s usually smart to listen.
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