China threat to invade Taiwan is 'closer than most think', says US admiral Taiwan


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The Chinese threat to invade Taiwan is serious and more imminent than many understand, the US admiral chosen to lead the Pentagon’s Indo-Pacific region has warned. China considers recovering control over Taiwan its “No 1 priority”, Adm John Aquilino, nominated to become commander of the US Indo-Pacific Command, told the Senate armed services committee on Tuesday. China could invade Taiwan in next six years, top US admiral warns Read more “The rejuvenation of the Chinese Communist party is at stake” with the Taiwan issue, he said. Aquilino disagreed with the outgoing Indo-Pacom commander Adm Philip Davidson’s recent comments that China...