China will be ready to launch an invasion of Taiwan by 2027, the top U.S. military leader for the Indo-Pacific region told the Senate Armed Services Committee on Thursday.
“Even amidst slowing economic growth, the PRC [People’s Republic of China] continues its aggressive military buildup, modernization, and coercive gray-zone operations,” Navy Adm. John Aquilino, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, said in his opening statement at the hearing. “All indications point to the PLA [People’s Liberation Army] meeting President Xi Jinping’s directive to be ready to invade Taiwan by 2027.
“Furthermore, the PLA’s actions indicate their ability to meet Xi’s preferred timeline to unify Taiwan with mainland China by force if directed.”
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