Lightning war, nibbling war The Taiwan Strait is three times as wide as the English Channel. It is subject to bad weather, and is not easy sailing. Thus the PRC dares not undertake any cross-Strait operation lightly. Many US military analysts doubt that the PRC has the necessary amphibious capability to mount an invasion.
尤其台灣海峽，其寬度是英倫海峽的三倍，氣候又惡劣，不適航行，這使得敵人不大敢輕易進犯，也是為何美國軍事專家常強調大陸進攻台灣不易的原因。