You can continue to play with what a superpower is, and what a superpower's actions don't constitute having no other choice.
I just hope you won't apply double standards then.
china dont even have ability to cut trade and saction taiwan make the island poorer >easier to invade later like what US did with all place the plan to invade .
that alone already tell you enough .
do you ever seen any nation so stupid to the point wanting to invade/regime change a place but let that place become so rich , earn fked tons of money all day to spend on military ,maintain equipment , armed themselves to the teeths and buying allied ?
they failed right at the fking basic 101 : how to invade/regime a nation . lol
do you really think a well feed , high quality of life population gonna have any mood to overthrow their grovernment and invite CCP in as new master ? lol