(2) James Lacey, How Does the Next Great Power Conflict Play Out? Lessons from a Wargame. War on the Rocks, Apr 22, 2019 https://warontherocks.com/2019/0 ... ons-from-a-wargame/ https://warontherocks.com/2019/0 ... ons-from-a-wargame/
("The United States can win World War III, but it’s going to be ugly and it better end quick, or everyone starts looking for the nuclear trigger. That is the verdict of a Marine Corps War College wargame I organized that allowed students to fight a multiple great state conflict last week")
My comment:
(a) Exhausted search demonstrates the Taiwanese news report is based on (2) -- and nothing else (including the website of Marine Corps War College).
(i) There is only one photo in (2) that shows Taiwan. The [hoto and map after it has WONSAN in the lower margin of the photo. See Wonsan (江原道) 元山(市) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wonsan
(ii) There is a reason why Taiwan's armed forces reiterate 自己救 -- because (2) states,
"The American team quickly decided that losing Taiwan was not an existential threat to the United States, and except for a token Marine Corps force, Taiwan was left to fend for itself on the ground while substantial American air and naval assets challenged China's access [to Taiwan]. The US players viewed Taiwan as an economy of force effort that would be reinforced with ground troops once the big fight (Russia) was won. In the meantime, Team America opted to defend Taiwan with air and naval power, which continuously plagued Chinese attempts to reinforce their troops on the island."