WASHINGTON • The United States is closely watching Chinese intentions towards Taiwan, concerned that Beijing’s growing military prowess may increase the risk that it could one day consider bringing the self-ruled island under its control by force, a US official said..
WASHINGTON • The United States is closely watching Chinese intentions towards Taiwan, concerned that Beijing’s growing military prowess may increase the risk that it could one day consider bringing the self-ruled island under its control by force, a US official said.
The senior US defence intelligence official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, did not predict that China’s military, known as the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), would take such a step, but said such a possibility was the top worry as China expands and modernises its military capabilities.
„The biggest concern is that… they are getting to a point where the PLA leadership may actually tell (President) Xi Jinping that they are confident in their capabilities,“ the official said on Tuesday.
