CHILLING THREAT: CHINA will soon be capable of mounting a full scale invasion of Taiwan, after warning war could be ‘triggered any moment’

Chiu Kuo-cheng's warning comes as Beijing said war could be triggered "at any time" in a chilling warning to the West.

Beijing launched into a tirade against the US and its allies after 56 Chinese warplanes crossed into Taiwan's air defence zone on Monday.

Chiu said the relationship between Taiwan and China was at its lowest for forty years.

Chiu said he feared that by "2025, China will bring the cost and attrition to its lowest".

"For me as a military man, the urgency is right in front of me"

At the same time, an armada of aircraft carriers including HMS Queen Elizabeth were taking part in wargames in the region.

As tensions mount, Joe Biden said he spoke to Chinese president Xi Jinping and the pair affirmed that they would "abide by the Taiwan agreement".

The President was referring to Washington's long standing policy under which it officially recognizes Beijing rather than Taiwan.

Washington merely acknowledges China's stance that the island belongs to it and that there is "one China" but takes no position on Taiwan's sovereignty.

It comes after China flew 129 warplanes close to Taiwan over three days, part of a pattern of incursions which are widely seen as a rehearsal for invasion.

Beijing has been ramping up its bellicose rhetoric over Taiwan with state-run paper The Global Times saying the "peaceful atmosphere" on the island had all but disappeared.

Pressure from the West had resulted in a "sense of urgency that the war may be triggered at any time".

Four more fighters entered the zone at night, bringing the total to 56 planes, the ministry said.

The US State Department accused China of carrying out "provocative military activities" that "undermines regional peace and stability", adding its commitment to Taiwan was "rock solid".

China hit back in the scathing Global Times piece, saying its display yesterday was a "severe warning" to the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), which it accused of trying to secede from the mainland.

It said the "secessionist forces" on the island would "never be allowed to secede Taiwan from China under whatever names or by whatever means".

The paper claimed that "mainstream public opinion" in China was that the country should prepare for all-out war with the US.

"Now, we will like to warn the DPP authorities and their supporters: do not continue to play with fire.

"They should see that the Chinese mainland’s preparation to use force against Taiwan secessionist forces is much stronger than ever before.

"If the US and the DPP authorities do not take the initiative to reverse the current situation, the Chinese mainland’s military punishment for 'Taiwan independence' secessionist forces will eventually be triggered.

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If una wan invade make una do, all these shakara is becoming boring.

China can only bark from afar. She won't be stupid enough to invade Taiwan, a sovereign state.

Abeg China invade so that if US and its allies destroy una.

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Noisemaking from China as usual...

The western media is making this all sound like China is the aggressor here. But in reality, it is the US that is. The US and its allied hurriedly left Afghanistan, took their equipment to the south China Sea. The region was relatively very calm until this US action and China has to respond.

Imagine if a country like Russia or India took their military equipment to US backyard or even close to it. How would the US respond?

Patriot9:
China can only bark from afar. She won't be stupid enough to invade Taiwan, a sovereign state.

Who gave Taiwan a sovereign state? You?