Washington A top US general said on Wednesday that China is unlikely to try to militarily capture Taiwan in the next few years, even if its military develops capabilities capable of forcibly taking back the self-ruled island. Be.
“Based on my analysis of China, I don’t think that’s likely in the near future – being defined as, you know, six, 12, maybe 24 months, that kind of window,” Gen Mark Milley, the chairman, told the Aspen Security Forum when asked whether China was preparing to act on Taiwan in the near future.
“Having said that, however, the Chinese are clearly and clearly building up the capacity to provide those options to the national leadership if they so choose at some point in the future. But in the near future? Probably not. But anything can happen.”
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