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Hidden Forces | Chinese Invasion Threat: Taiwan’s Defense & American Strategy in Asia
October 5, 2020
China Uncensored | China Taiwan Invasion: How Likely Is It Now?
October 19, 2020

Here’s What Could Happen If China Invaded Taiwan

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(Howitzers fire munitions during an an annual Taiwanese military exercise in Taichung, July 2020. The drills are aimed at repelling a Chinese invasion across the Taiwan Strait. Source: "I-Hwa Cheng / Bloomberg.")

By: Samson Ellis | BLOOMBERG |

Xi Jinping’s Chinese Communist Party has threatened to invade Taiwan for more than seven decades. … “I am increasingly concerned that a major crisis is coming,” said Ian Easton[.] … “It is possible to envision this ending in an all-out invasion attempt and superpower war. The next five to 10 years are going to be dangerous ones. This flash point is fundamentally unstable.” …

Read the full article in Bloomberg.

Ian Easton
Ian Easton

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