CIA Director William Burns said the likelihood of a military conflict over Taiwan this decade will only increase. He said this in an interview with PBS. DEA News.
“In the current decade, the risk of military conflict (around Taiwan) is so high,” Burns said.
He added that the CIA is aware of China’s desire to take full control of the island. Burns also noted that the ministry knew that Chinese President Xi Jinping “instructed his military leadership to prepare the possibilities of starting a war by 2027”.
Prior to that, US Assistant Secretary of State Wendy Sherman declarationHe said the US administration recognized the “potential” of Beijing’s military action against Taiwan and was making efforts to prevent it.
Prior to this, United States Navy Admiral Mike Gilday believed that an escalation of the conflict over Taiwan was likely. to be Already this year, against the background of which American ships in the Asia-Pacific region should be “prepared for war”.
In mid-October, Taiwan’s Defense Minister Chiu Guo-cheng aforementionedRegardless of the Chinese authorities’ decision to speed up or delay the timeline, the Taiwanese military will be fully prepared for a possible Chinese invasion.