What are those attack subs going to do, sink every ship in Chinese waters? Shame this TL had such a nice plausible beganning and now deviated to ASB waters.
Apart from the whole Communist hysteria which seems to never have died, the biggest threat to US foreign policy was the USSR. China is at this time allied with the United States against what they precieve as a Soviet encroachment on SE Asia. Like I said, no one will support the UK in a colonial...
I am sure Japan, the United States, and Taiwan would be pleased to see their investement and buisness shut down because Britain is too proud to give up their last colony.
If Britain tries to shut down international trade it won't be China they should be worried about, their own allies will...
That's the thing I don't disagree that China do not want to go to war. They want Hong Kong intact and prosperous. But if the British are not going to return it, or if they hide behind some sort of "referendum" then they will take it by force.
Lets assume China allows Britain to transfer an armoured division to Hong Kong. What then? Is Britain going to turn Hong Kong into Stalingrad? Aside from the civilian catastrophe, what about British investement, what about American investements? Forget the milk snatcher, Thatcher will be...
Gurkhas are not god warriors, like all men they bleed when a bullet passes through them. Valar Morghulis.
You see, by the time the British airlift that division, Hong Kong would have been occupied for 6 and a half days. By that time the heavy armour division travels across the Atlantic...