A senior US commander’s view that war with China over Taiwan could happen in 2025 is an acceleration of current thinking of the risk of conflict.
is the most pessimistic assessment yet to emerge publicly from a top American official.General Mike Minihan’s personal view, contained in a memo to his commanders that was obtained by US media, does not represent the official Pentagon or White House position.
Minihan laid out his reasoning, citing China President Xi Jinping had installed his national security team after That 2027 timeline has become regularly quoted as an indication of the threat posed by China’s desire to incorporate Taiwan, a self-ruled democratic island of almost 24 million people just 180 kilometres from the Chinese mainland.China has intensified its harassment of Taiwan in recent years, with fighter jets, surveillance planes and drones frequently entering Taiwan’s Air Defence Identification Zone and crossing the median line, which serves as an unofficial border.
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