China could invade Taiwan before the 2024 US presidential election: former senior officials
Rep. Mike Gallagher has the latest on anti-U.S. threats and possible future invasion of Taiwan on ‘The Story.’within the next 18 months, current and former officials familiar with U.S. and allied intelligence told Fox News, suggesting a particularly"dangerous" window between the meeting of the National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party this November and the next U.S. presidential election in 2024.
WHITE HOUSE: US 'DOES NOT WANT A CRISIS' BUT WILL 'MANAGE WHAT BEIJING CHOOSES TO DO' AMID PELOSI TAIWAN VISIT "The window is now between the Party Congress and the next U.S. presidential election," the official said noting that window could close by January 2025—at the end of the presidential transition period."I think we are in a very dangerous two-year window right now."
The spokesperson added that the United States"will continue to support Taiwan, consistent with our commitments under the Taiwan Relations Act, and defend a free and open Indo-Pacific." The official also said Xi has been emboldened by U.S."domestic problems," including crime in cities across the nation,"the lack of control" at the Southern border, and the"failures" of the Biden administration’s energy policy.
But in an interview with Fox News Wednesday, Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for East Asia Heino Klinck said the United States"has failed to deter adversaries within the last 18 months." Klinck, who also formerly served as a U.S. military attaché at the U.S. embassy in Beijing, currently serves as a senior advisor to the National Bureau of Asian Research.
People's Liberation Army launches joint military operations around Taiwan island. China resolutely defends its sovereignty and territorial integrity. Klinck told Fox News that this is the first time the military exercises are taking place east of Taiwan.
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