Washington Times: Chinese military now set for invasion of Taiwan, says Hill commission
Buildup of China's nuclear forces 'unprecedented,' could assist coercion
China‘s military now is capable of a full-scale invasion of Taiwan and has added new missiles and amphibious ships to the People’s Liberation Army for an attack on the island democracy, according to the latest annual report of a congressional China commission.
Additionally, the standoff between China and Taiwan has become unstable because the ability of the U.S. military to deter a Chinese attack is now in a period of “dangerous uncertainty,” the report by the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission concluded.
China, which insists Taiwan is part of its sovereign territory, also has rapidly increased the number of intermediate-range missiles targeting the self-governing island state from 30 to 200 over the past several years.
New amphibious ships have been added to the Chinese navy and civilian vessels are being prepared to move troops across the 100-mile-waterway in a potential future invasion.
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WNU Editor: The consensus in the past two months is that China is two (or more) years away from being able to invade Taiwan. This congressional report is delivering a very different assessment.
Link to the report is here .... U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission (2021).
Update: China has responded .... US congressional body ‘plays with fire’ on Taiwan after top leaders’ summit (Global Times).
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