US Intel: China Could Invade Taiwan by 2027

Taiwan accused China of deliberately misinterpreting 1971 UN Resolution 2758 to manufacture a legal pretext for altering the cross‑Strait status quo and a potential invasion, saying the resolution does not mention Taiwan. Beijing insists the resolution and the “one China” principle validate its sovereignty claim and says reunification will occur. U.S. intelligence concluded Xi Jinping has ordered the military to be prepared to invade Taiwan by 2027, with an ultimate reunification goal by 2049. Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense reported multiple days of PLA sorties and naval activity — including detections of 19 aircraft/7 vessels, 8 aircraft/8 vessels, and 11 aircraft/7 vessels — and said it has tracked 366 Chinese aircraft and 203 ships so far this month, with many sorties crossing the Taiwan Strait median line into its ADIZ. Taiwan has monitored and responded by deploying aircraft, ships and coastal‑based missile systems as incursions have risen. Most major powers oppose a forcible change to the status quo, but Beijing has not renounced the use of force.