Taipei, Oct. 25 (CNA) Taiwan needs to contemplate how to avoid engaging in a military conflict with China after Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平) cemented his power and will likely be more aggressive on Taiwan vis-a-vis the United States, a Taiwanese academic has said.
Taipei, Sept. 16 (CNA) Taiwanese experts on Friday were divided over the implications for Taiwan-China relations of a bill in the United States Senate that its sponsors have said would restructure U.S. policy toward Taiwan.
BOOSTING TIES: A US representative told the Taiwanese lawmakers that he hopes a Taiwan trade agreement would be the first such deal signed by US President Joe BidenBy Wang Chien-hao, Shih Hsiao-kuang and William Hetherington / Staff reporters, with staff writer
China is unlikely to attain the military capability to engage in an all-out conflict with Taiwan within the decade, but it might initiate “gray zone” conflicts to force negotiations, an expert said yesterday.
Chi Yue-yi (亓樂義), an expert on China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA), made the comment at a conference in Taipei held by the National Policy Foundation, a think tank affiliated with the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT).
While the capability to mount a full-scale invasion would elude China for 10 years at the least, there is an extremely high risk that Beijing would utilize limited warfare to gain political leverage, Chi
By Jonathan Chin / Staff writer, with CNAChina is unlikely to attain the military capability to engage in an all-out conflict with Taiwan within the decade, but it might initiate “gray zone” conflicts to force negotiations, an expert said yesterday.