By 2023 Xi ordered the Chinese military to be ready to invade Taiwan by 2027. But that doesn't mean they plan to invade Taiwan by then. One common reading of i

By 2023 Xi ordered the Chinese military to be ready to invade Taiwan by 2027. But that doesn't mean they plan to invade Taiwan by then. One common reading of it is that it was a plan to build up the military to that state with a definite goal date (in the same way the "600 ship navy" plan had a goal date). https://www.reuters.com/world/cia-chief-says-chinas-xi-little-sobered-by-ukraine-war-2023-02-02/ https://www.reuters.com/world/cia-chief-says-chinas-xi-littl...