An illustration of military aircraft behind the Chinese and Taiwanese national flags, April 9, 2021 (Dado Ruvic / Reuters)
Jimmy Quinn, National Review: Beijing’s Taiwan Invasion Timeline: Two Predictions
In recent days, two government officials — one Taiwanese, the other American — have made noteworthy predictions about just when the People’s Republic could attack Taiwan.
Chen Ming-tong, the director of Taiwan’s national-security bureau, last week told his country’s parliament that Chinese officials had debated attacking the Pratas Islands but decided against doing so before 2024, according to Reuters. Chen didn’t reveal the source of his intelligence.
Read more ....
WNU Editor: I personally believe that it is extremely unlikely to see China "move against" Taiwan before the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. But after that .... anytime will be possible.
Related Posts :
World News Briefs -- December 3, ,2018 (Evening Edition)
Bush family members, Vice President Pence, senators, congressmen, cabinet secretaries, members of the Supreme Court, and distinguished gues… Read More...
Fourth U.S. Army Soldier Dies After November IED Attack In Afghanistan
Sgt. Jason M. McClary, 24, of Export, Pennsylvania, died Dec. 2, 2018, in Landstuhl, Germany, of wounds sustained from an explosion Nov. 27… Read More...
President Trump Asks Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan For Help With The Afghan Peace Process
President Trump and Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan
VOA: Trump Writes to Pakistan's Khan to Seek Cooperation on Afghan Peace
ISLAMABAD… Read More...
Yemen Peace Talks Are Set To Start In Sweden This Wednesday
Reuters: Yemen talks set to start in Sweden after wounded Houthis evacuated
Yemeni Houthi officials are expected to travel to Sweden shor… Read More...
Power-grabbing Fitzgerald rolling out Divide-and-Conquer 2.0In 2011, Divide-and-Conquer was the true heart of Act 10.
The goal was to strip power from everyday citizens and hand it to the rich, p… Read More...