The Center for a New American Security conducted a simulation of how the United States uses diplomatic, military, and economic tools to stop and defeat an expected Chinese invasion of Taiwan. The simulation concluded that neither side could defeat the other quickly, and that such an invasion is likely to become a long-term conflict.
U.S. preferred munitions would run out in the early days of the conflict, and a military presence in the Indo-Pacific region would give Washington a unique and asymmetric advantage.