I've somewhat joked on other forums that this is exactly what the US should do. Wholesale shift the entire population and industry of Taiwan to Texas/Arizona/New Mexico/Colorado. Green cards for everyone. Like when the Soviets shifted their heavy industry to the Urals during Operation Barbarossa. The Chinese military would walk into Taipei and only find a note with "you wanted this rock...you can have it middle finger" as a tumbleweed rolls by...