Dr. I-Chung Lai, President of the Prospect Foundation, breaks down when the PLA could realistically be ready to launch a blockade or quarantine operation against Taiwan — and what stands in the way. He walks through the sheer scale of what a full quarantine would take: with 200+ ships passing through the Taiwan Strait every day, China would need to deploy 300–400 ships just to board and inspect them all. Lai also raises the harder question — even if the PLA has the capability on paper, has it actually tested its ability to translate joint military exercises into real operations? Watch the full episode of Strait Forward on our channel. #Taiwan #China #NationalSecurity #Shorts #asia