The CCP is committed to pursuing reunification with Taiwan -- even if they have to 'achieve it militarily,' according to US intelligence community leaders. Pres. Xi has made it known that he wants the PLA, China's military, ready to invade Taiwan by 2027.
Avril Haines, the director of national intelligence, told lawmakers on the House Intelligence Committee on Thursday that Chinese leader Xi Jinping"has made it quite clear that [reunification] is something that has to happen, and as a consequence, if they believe that peaceful unification is not an option, then they are in the potential for actually trying to achieve it militarily, and they're certainly planning for that potential.
Chinese officials announced this week they would be increasing the defense budget by 7.2%, as officials in Beijing are looking to narrow the military gap with the U.S., which still spends almost four times as much on its defense. Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang, until recently China’s ambassador to the U.S., continued to push Xi’s frustrated tone toward the U.S. during a Tuesday press briefing, warning that the two countries were heading down a path that would result in conflict.
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