[Daily Star]: CHINA will seek to complete the “great rejuvenation” of its nation in 2020 by invading Taiwan in a move that could risk triggering World War 3, it has been claimed.
At the 18th Communist Party congress in October, 2017, Chinese president President Xi Jinping outlined his plan to forge a “new era” for his nation as a global socialist superpower.
Taking back control of Taiwan – by force or otherwise – is a major plank of his strategy, according to Deng Yuwen, a leading political researcher the Charhar Institute think tank.
However, US President Donald Trump’s diplomatic and military strategy in Asia may force China to attempt to seize control of Taiwan as soon as 2020, Yuwen believes.
“Does Beijing have a timetable for seizing control of Taiwan?” Yuwen, a political commentator and international relations scholar, said.
“This has been a hot topic for the media and among experts on cross-strait relations.
“I believe such a timetable exists. If the timeline was rather vague in the past, it has become clearer now.
“And the US security strategy that President Donald Trump recently unveiled will hasten the pace of Beijing’s plan to take back the island, probably in 2020.”
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