Radio Taiwan International
Date: 2017-10-06
Premier William Lai said Friday that talk of China invading Taiwan in the near future
Laid said talk of PLA attack by 2020 unhelpful. (CNA photo)
is unhelpful.
Lai was responding to a question from a lawmaker concerning a new book by Ian Easton, an analyst for the US-based 2049 Project Institute. Easton’s book, The Chinese Invasion Threat, claims Beijing has a secret plan to take over Taiwan by force by 2020. The plan includes missile bombardment of strategic targets, a naval and air blockade followed by troop landings.
The premier said talk of an imminent PLA invasion threat is alarmist and unhelpful.
“To talk about this subject brings with it unnecessary worry. At present the cross-strait situation is peaceful and stable. If we raise this topic, sometimes the public get only partial information and may mistakenly believe that war is genuinely about to break out in the Taiwan Strait,” said Lai. [FULL STORY]
