Washington has not changed its assessment on #China's timeline for potentially taking #Taiwan militarily, a senior Pentagon official said on Monday, sticking by previous statements that Beijing would not try to take it in the next two years.reuters.com/world/asia-pac…
Asked if the Pentagon's assessment that China would not try to retake Taiwan militarily in the next two years had changed since Pelosi's trip, Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Colin Kahl said: "No."
"Clearly the PRC (People's Republic of China) is trying to
coerce Taiwan, clearly they're trying to coerce the
international community and all I'll say is we're not going to take the bait and it's not going to work," Kahl said.
coerce Taiwan, clearly they're trying to coerce the
international community and all I'll say is we're not going to take the bait and it's not going to work," Kahl said.
Officials have privately said that they do not believe China will even be militarily ready to fully take Taiwan by 2027.
"Clearly what they're trying to do is salami slice their way into a new status quo," Kahl said.
"Clearly what they're trying to do is salami slice their way into a new status quo," Kahl said.
Kahl said the U.S. military would carry out passages through the Taiwan Strait in the coming weeks.
On the same day, US President @JoeBiden said he was not worried about Taiwan but was concerned about China's actions in the region. This was his first public comment on #Taiwan since Pelosi visited the island last week. channelnewsasia.com/world/joe-bide…
"I'm concerned they are moving as much as they are," Biden told reporters in Delaware. "But I don't think they're going to do anything more than they are."
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