SAFETY GUARANTEED:The Presidential Office would not comment on an assertion that China would invade, or on the reliability of research fellow Ian Easton’s sources
Taipei Times
Date: Oct 05, 2017
By: Nadia Tsao / Staff reporter in Washington, with CNA
China has finalized a clandestine plan to invade Taiwan in 2020 by launching missile
Chinese President Xi Jinping inspects the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Hong Kong Garrison at the Shek Kong Barracks in Hong Kong on June 30. Photo: AP
attacks, blocking the nation’s air and sea space, and carrying out amphibious landings, Washington-based think tank Project 2049 Institute research fellow Ian Easton said.
Easton, a former student at National Chengchi University, made the “revelation” in his new book, The Chinese Invasion Threat, released on Tuesday.
The two sides of the Taiwan Strait have been two different nations since 1949, and most analysts believe that as long as Taiwan does not declare de jure independence, the “status quo” across the Strait would be maintained, Easton said.
However, conflict could still arise no matter what Taiwan or the US does to prevent it given the unstable situation in the Taiwan Strait, just like a levee that has been under enormous pressure and ultimately breaks, he said, adding that Washington should focus on formulating new thinking that would accentuate that Taiwan is a sovereign and free nation. [FULL STORY]
