Even though the threats are real and serious, China does not have the capacity to successfully invade Taiwan in 2020, according to the author.
Taiwan News
Date: 2017/10/05
By: Teng Pei-ju, Taiwan News, Staff Writer
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – “Taiwan is safe!” said Ian Easton in an interview intended to
Ian Easton’s book (Screen capture from Amazon)
clarify his stance, as his latest book published on October 3 has amassed considerable reportage among Taiwanese media and suddenly everyone in the country seems to be asking whether China would invade Taiwan in 2020.
“I have never stated in the book that China would invade Taiwan in 2020. There is no reason for Taiwanese people to panic,” Easton told the Liberty Times on Thursday. He was surprised that his latest book “The Chinese Invasion Threat: Taiwan’s Defense and American Strategy in Asia” had caused such a commotion in the country.
Easton said he had cited the documents issued by Taiwan’s Ministry of Defense in 2013, which revealed the secret plan of the Chinese government for the invasion of Taiwan, to point out the idea that even if former President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) had tried to make conciliatory terms with Beijing, China was still preparing to use force against Taiwan. [FULL STORY]
