Small-scale military conflict could be an at tack against Taiwan's offshore islands. The PRC could attack the offshore islands in an at tempt to force Taiwan into negotiations on the PRC's terms. Of Taiwan's offshore islands, because Kinmen and Matsu are in a high state of military readiness, it would be costly to attack them.
「小規模軍事衝突」，一則為襲擾外島：中共以襲擾外島的方式脅迫我方談判。