china does not have plenty of time. they likely wanted to move a few years back but Russias failure in Ukraine and the realization that the corruption of the Chinese military was really deep likely delayed xi's move. the problem is Chinas economy is beginning to sputter and demographics are starting to hit hard. A move has to be made by 2027 or not at all. the Us is nearly done with oking a big arms package for taiwan Japan is remilitarizing. this is it. it's go time.

and yes the US is somewhat distracted right now, but with Venezuela, Iran and Russia all decapitated or diminished, china has very little help. the Iran conflict also shows how weak china is when energy is threatened.

Attacking now is there best bet while the US is low on stockpiles. even so a Taiwan attack is a likely failure. The Us does not even need to directly engage but just stand off by using nuclear subs, and simply blockade all the energy and food imports at choke points beyond china's reach. even if china is successful and they take Taiwan through war, they'll be strangled and face potential societal collapse due to lack oil and food. yes they can get it overland but a vas majority comes from overseas.