China vs. Taiwan

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China could be ready to mount a 'full-scale' invasion of Taiwan by 2025, island's defense minister says

(CNN)China could be capable of mounting a "full-scale" invasion of Taiwan by 2025, the island's defense minister said Wednesday -- days after record numbers of Chinese warplanes flew into Taiwan's air defense zone.

"With regards to staging an attack on Taiwan, they currently have the ability. But [China] has to pay the price," Chiu Kuo-cheng, the defense minister, told Taiwanese journalists on Wednesday. But he said that by 2025, that price will be lower -- and China will be able to mount a "full-scale" invasion. [...] At a parliament meeting Wednesday, Chiu described cross-strait military tensions as "the most serious" in more than 40 years since he joined the military, Taiwan's official Central News Agency (CNA) reported. [...]

The lawmakers also reviewed an $8.6 billion special defense budget for homemade weapons, including missiles and warships.

https://edition.cnn.com/2021/10/06/asia/...index.html

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