Is China Preparing To Move Against Taiwan By 2027?

Brent Sadler & Jackson Clark, Daily Signal/Heritage Foundation: China’s Window for Attacking Taiwan Shorter Than Time Frame for Rebuilding US Navy 

China launched missiles over Taiwan and into Japanese waters in a truculent response to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s Aug. 2 visit to the island nation. 

That was just the latest sign Beijing is not deterred and might be closer to trying a military takeover of Taiwan than most believe. Given how long it takes to build modern naval warships, the U.S. needs to start building now if it is to have the fleet it will need to deter Chinese aggression. 

Last year, Navy Adm. Phil Davidson, the former commander of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, cautioned Congress that China is preparing to move against Taiwan by 2027. That assessment is shared by the current Indo-Pacific commander, the current CIA director, and Mike Pompeo, a former secretary of state and ex-CIA director. 

Why 2027? Eyeing negative economic and demographic trends, and the regional military balance, Chinese leaders worry that the odds they’ll be able to achieve their long-held goal of conquering Taiwan will fade with each passing year after that.  

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WNU Editor: I do not see the military balance shifting back to the U.S. after 2027. China's military industrial base is now larger than America's, and it is only a matter of time before China eclipses America's financial and economic assets/resources.