Reunification | Lin Mei-hua

[• As the sun rose on August 15, 2027, the western coast of Taiwan bore the harsh marks of war. Chinese amphibious forces had secured beachheads from Taichung to Tainan, having landed eight days earlier in a conflict that erupted from what seemed a minor incident—Chinese forces attempting to dislodge a grounded Philippine ship, the BRP Sierra Madre, on August 7th. That skirmish quickly escalated when shots fired during the confrontation killed two Filipino marines and one Chinese coast guard member, propelling China to claim self-defense and label the Philippines as the aggressor.

• In retaliation, China launched a devastating missile barrage against U.S. military bases across the Philippines, obliterating critical American stockpiles of ammunition, fuel, and spare parts. This strike crippled the U.S.'s ability to use the Philippines as a staging ground for reinforcements, effectively isolating Taiwan.

• On August 13th, China commenced Operation Thunder Dragon—a coordinated onslaught beginning with massive cyber attacks that crippled Taiwan’s power grid and communications, followed by precise missile strikes on airfields, radar, and command centers. Yet the battle for air supremacy defined this phase. Advanced sixth-generation Chinese fighters, the Chengdu J-36 and the Shenyang J-50, with their cutting-edge stealth and multi-target engagement capabilities, swiftly overwhelmed Taiwan’s air defenses, securing control of the skies in just 48 hours alongside other fifth- and fourth-generation aircraft.

• The amphibious assault itself was revolutionary. Beyond conventional landing craft launched by the Type 075 LHDs and Type 071 LPDs of the People's Liberation Army Navy, China deployed massive civilian ferries and specially modified "Shuiqiao" amphibious bridging barges, equipped with 140-meter stern ramps, enabling the landing of entire mechanized divisions in overwhelming force.

• Meanwhile, American efforts to reinforce Taiwan met disaster. The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group, accompanied by two Japanese Maya-class guided-missile destroyers, raced toward the Taiwan Strait but was detected by Chinese satellites and radar. The PLA Rocket Force unleashed a salvo of DF-26D hypersonic "Guam Killer" missiles, traveling faster than Mach 18, which overwhelmed the task force’s defenses. The carrier Abraham Lincoln suffered catastrophic damage; two of its escorting US Navy destroyers sank, and the third was disabled. The Japanese vessels also faced heavy losses, with the JS Maya sinking and the JS Haguro crippled, marking a historic first defeat of a carrier strike group by land-based missiles.

• By this eighth day, Chinese forces controlled a significant stretch of Taiwan’s western coast and advanced inland, but fierce resistance awaited them. Taiwanese defenders, supported by American Green Beret special forces, employed asymmetric "porcupine" tactics—using the island’s mountainous terrain to their advantage and turning city blocks into fortifications fortified with pre-positioned caches, improvised explosives, and urban warfare strategies honed by years of mandatory service and training.

• Taipei remained in Taiwanese hands, where battles raged fiercely. Yet the lack of American air and naval support severely strained Taiwan’s defenses—reinforcements from Hawaii and the U.S. mainland were weeks away, time Taiwan could not spare.

• In command bunkers that morning, Taiwan’s military leadership coordinated desperate plans to hold the island's major cities, clinging to the hope that U.S. forces would arrive before Chinese mechanized columns could seize the capital. In Beijing, military strategists reviewed the heavy costs of war even as they charted how swiftly they could finalize their decades-long mission to reclaim Taiwan.

• Off Taiwan’s coast, the Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group ferried new batches of sixth-generation Northrop Grumman F/A-51C Thundercat stealth fighters and F-35C Lightning IIs in an attempt to establish air supremacy over the skies of Taiwan. But their presence did little to stem the tide, as Chinese Type 055 cruisers launched YJ-19 scramjet-powered hypersonic anti-ship cruise missiles that mauled the fleet, sinking USS Carl Vinson and some of her escorting vessels.]

[Sixth-generation aircraft

Northrop Grumman F/A-51C Thundercat – Tailless, modernized navalized version of the YF-23 Black Widow II. Diamond-shaped kite planform with sharp chines and blended wing-body configuration. Features carrier-capable twin-wheel landing gear, top-mounted air intake for stealth optimization, and large internal weapons bays. Designed to replace F/A-18E/F Super Hornet with 25% greater range than F-35C.

Boeing F-47A Banshee – Tailless stealth fighter combining YF-118G Bird of Prey's angular fuselage geometry with X-36's forward canard configuration. Features chevron-shaped air intake, short kinked wings, and bubble cockpit. Incorporates split aileron control surfaces and thrust vectoring for stability compensation in tailless design. Land-based.

Chengdu J-36 – Chinese sixth-generation heavy stealth fighter with trijet tailless diamond-double-delta wing configuration. Features twin-seat side-by-side cockpit arrangement and three-engine layout for extended range operations. Designed for air superiority, strike missions, and command-control of loyal wingman operations. Includes internal weapons bays capable of carrying PL-17 missiles with 250-mile range.

Shenyang J-50 – Chinese medium-weight sixth-generation fighter with tailless lambda wing design and articulating wingtips. Twin-engine configuration with 2D thrust vectoring nozzles and diverterless supersonic inlets. Features side weapons bays and electro-optical targeting system under nose. Designed by Shenyang Aircraft Corporation for air superiority and network-centric operations.

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[Scenario begins inside a government office building in Taipei’s Zhongzheng District. Lin and her fellow journalist Yu Jie is hiding inside. ROC and PLA forces clash outside, with gunfire and roar of jets echoing in the city streets. Lin is wearing a khaki weather-resistant jacket, white blouse, cargo pants, and sturdy boots. She carriers a messenger bag filled with notebooks. A camera hangs on her neck. She is also wearing a Kevlar press vest.]

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