Hong Kong, Oct. 1 -- Conventional wisdom has long said that signs of a Chinese military build-up - such as deploying masses of troops, assets and vessels to areas near the coast opposite Taiwan - would be impossible to hide. However, what if China could stealthily make such preparations and conduct a sudden strike against Taiwan before it or the USA realized?

Is such a thing possible?

Dennis Blasko, a prominent expert on the People's Liberation Army (PLA), told ANI, "For any amphibious or air assault of Taiwan, there would be obvious movements and concentrations of troops, vessels and aircraft to give warning time." Yet Blasko also pointed out: "On the other hand, if they wanted to do a bolt from the blue, they've got rocket forces that...