As China rises in wealth and power and asserts its right to expand to Qing Dynasty boundaries, President Xi demands that Taiwan must be “reunified” with the Peoples Republic of China. After seeing China’s suppression of democracy in Hong Kong, the people and government of Taiwan are distrustful of Beijing’s “one country, two systems” offer and are resisting. Meanwhile, the U.S. regards Taiwan as the front line of its post WWII hegemony in Asia. This presentation explores hypothetical scenarios of conflict in the Taiwan Strait, including the possible roles of Japan and South Korea, and speculates on who would prevail.