China is accelerating the pace to retake Taiwan according to a timetable
Taiwanese soldiers take part in a military exercise in anticipation of a Chinese invasion.
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The American writer, Caleb Larson, believes that the Chinese military modernization is developing rapidly, at a rate that appears to be aimed at bringing the date of the restoration of Taiwan by force.
The US Navy believes that 2027 could be the year that China wants to invade Taiwan.
"China is spending a lot of money in the field of military modernization, and indeed it has brought its timing to 2027, when the Chinese People's Army will be able to take over Taiwan," said Representative Mike Gallagher, a member of the House Armed Services Committee, from Wisconsin. So we need to act with a sense of urgency to confront that threat, because it's something we've never seen in recent history, at least.”
Caleb explained, in a report published by the American National Interest magazine, that at a time when the Chinese navy is the largest in the world, the US Navy is shrinking.
Gallagher also said, “In fact, what the US Navy is proposing, which is to reduce the force to 280 ships by 2027, comes at the worst possible time, so the Navy will be in a weaker position when the Chinese People's Army is stronger for Taiwan, so this is completely unreasonable. ».
Gallagher added that the US Department of Defense needed to modernize faster, and be prepared for conflict with China in the Indo-Pacific region.
Chinese President Xi Jinping has recently and publicly affirmed Beijing's desire to recover Taiwan, and he has been clear and frank.
Gallagher said the US withdrawal from Afghanistan has damaged its ability to deter Russia and prevent it from invading Ukraine, and warned of what that could mean for China and Taiwan.
"If we don't learn the right lessons, we will see another failure in deterrence in Taiwan," he added.
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said at an event hosted by the Hoover Institution: "There has been a change in Beijing's attitude toward Taiwan in recent years.
Instead of sticking to a status quo that has become firmly entrenched in a positive way, there is a fundamental decision that the status quo is no longer acceptable, and that Beijing is determined to achieve unification in a more rapid timeframe.
"And if peaceful means do not succeed, then China will use coercive means, and it is possible that if coercive means do not succeed, it may use means of force to achieve its goals, and this is deeply disturbing the status quo and creating enormous tensions," Blinken added.
US military exercises have made it clear that while China is currently seeking to overwhelm Taiwan, Beijing's rapid increase in its stockpile of anti-ship missiles could soon turn the balance of power in China's favour.
Although the United States has adhered to a position of strategic ambiguity, preferring that its commitments to Taiwan remain unclear to China, President Joe Biden finally made clear his position on defending Taiwan's democracy, stating that if China attacked Taiwan, the United States would defend it.
Biden's comments sparked a lot of controversy.
China was quick to say that Biden's comments represented a "severe violation" of Washington's policy on Taiwan.
She added that Beijing "regrets and strongly opposes" such a move by the United States.
Recently, Chinese President Xi Jinping publicly affirmed Beijing's desire to restore Taiwan, and he was clear and frank.
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