China threatens to ATTACK Taiwan: One of Beijing's most senior generals warns the mil
In the past China has said it would invade Taiwan in either 2035 or 2050 depending on which source you read. Now a Chinese general (the highest ranking one) says that may happen now if there is no other way to prevent Taiwan from becoming independent.
I don't think China currently has the necessary military capability to succeed in such an invasion. If they try now their military will get tore up.
The current global screw China environment may goad China into an invasion. We shall see.China will attack Taiwan if there is no other way of stopping it from becoming independent, one of the country's most senior generals said today.
Li Zuocheng, chief of the Joint Staff Department and member of the Central Military Commission told Beijing's Great Hall of the People: 'If the possibility for peaceful reunification is lost, the people's armed forces will, with the whole nation, including the people of Taiwan, take all necessary steps to resolutely smash any separatist plots or actions.'
He added: 'We do not promise to abandon the use of force, and reserve the option to take all necessary measures, to stabilise and control the situation in the Taiwan Strait.'
The general's ferocious rhetoric comes amid global outcry over Beijing's national security legislation in Hong Kong which has once again seen violent clashes between riot police and protesters.