🇺🇸🇨🇳🇹🇼⚡- BREAKING: US intelligence warns China could seize Taiwan’s outlying islands in the Taiwan Strait.
There are five island chains administered by Taiwan in the Strait, Pratas, Penghu, Kinmen, Wuqiou, and Lienchiang (Matsu). US intel warns Kinmen and Matsu are particularly vulnerable to Chinese capture.
"China could seize Taiwan’s smaller outlying islands as a tactic to intimidate the government in Taipei. However, an all-out invasion of Taiwan in 2025 is unlikely, but China could scale up the attacks on the democratic island’s smaller outposts.
China will use the attack on Taiwan's Islands to test the US’s commitment to Taiwan’s defense," - The Telegraph, British outlet, citing a US Defense Intelligence Agency, DIA, report.
Note, the US had finally admitted the presence of US troops in Taiwan, and yesterday Taipei received the Governor of Guam. On Monday, a congressional delegation from mainland US paid the island a visit.
🇺🇸🇨🇳🇹🇼⚡- BREAKING: US intelligence warns China could seize Taiwan’s outlying islands in the Taiwan Strait.
There are five island chains administered by Taiwan in the Strait, Pratas, Penghu, Kinmen, Wuqiou, and Lienchiang (Matsu). US intel warns Kinmen and Matsu are particularly vulnerable to Chinese capture.
"China could seize Taiwan’s smaller outlying islands as a tactic to intimidate the government in Taipei. However, an all-out invasion of Taiwan in 2025 is unlikely, but China could scale up the attacks on the democratic island’s smaller outposts.
China will use the attack on Taiwan's Islands to test the US’s commitment to Taiwan’s defense," - The Telegraph, British outlet, citing a US Defense Intelligence Agency, DIA, report.
Note, the US had finally admitted the presence of US troops in Taiwan, and yesterday Taipei received the Governor of Guam. On Monday, a congressional delegation from mainland US paid the island a visit.
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