If they're ever going to do it, now would be the best time.
Europe and the US are already strained by sanctions against Russia. They cannot sanction China the same way or their economies would go tits up. Europe depleted its weapons arsenal by sending a lot of it to Ukraine. The US pledged a lot of weapons to Europe in return for them sending their stuff to Ukraine.
Maybe they'll wait for the EU to completely hamstring itself with oil and gas embargoes. Maybe they'll wait till the EU gets in real trouble next winter due to energy shortages. Taiwan itself currently isn't doing too well either because of the same bullshit green and anti-nuclear policies.
Either way, the immediate future would be by far the best time for China to make a move.
If they're ever going to do it, now would be the best time.
Europe and the US are already strained by sanctions against Russia. They cannot sanction China the same way or their economies would go tits up. Europe depleted its weapons arsenal by sending a lot of it to Ukraine. The US pledged a lot of weapons to Europe in return for them sending their stuff to Ukraine.
Maybe they'll wait for the EU to completely hamstring itself with oil and gas embargoes. Maybe they'll wait till the EU gets in real trouble next winter due to energy shortages. Taiwan itself currently isn't doing too well either because of the same bullshit green and anti-nuclear policies.
Either way, the immediate future would be by far the best time for China to make a move.