Helicopter assaults can land troops but struggle to sustain them

How viable would helicopter-borne assaults be during an invasion of Taiwan?

The insertion is feasible, as Suez demonstrated, but the force becomes vulnerable if helicopters and follow-on supplies cannot keep it supported.

The Suez Crisis of 1956 provides the historical example of a successful helicopter insertion. Keeping the troops supplied over a prolonged operation is a separate requirement. Helicopter losses can interrupt the flow of supplies after the force has landed. Without support arriving in time, the troops face the isolation associated with paratroopers stranded behind enemy lines.