NATO Chief: Chinese Military Buildup Will Lead to Conflict Over Taiwan
China’s unprecedented military buildup increases the threat of a conflict over Taiwan, nato Secretary General Mark Rutte warned on Monday.
Warpath: China is not building its military for the sake of “beautiful parades,” Rutte cautioned, speaking ahead of the nato summit at The Hague. “I think there is another reason,” he said, referring to an invasion of Taiwan.
- 19 Chinese Navy vessels conducted a large-scale exercise around Taiwan in April, which a Chinese spokesman described as a “severe warning” against Taiwan’s independence.
- All three of China’s aircraft carriers are operating simultaneously in the South China Sea, Japanese authorities said last week.
- China increased its nuclear warhead stockpile by 20 percent last year, reported the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.
- Several Chinese defense companies have recently entered the world’s top 10 list.
These developments are part of China’s preparations to invade and conquer Taiwan.
Going it alone: Meanwhile, the force that has long kept Taiwan free is growing inward, divided and erratic.
- The United States long supported Taiwan’s independence, dissuading China from seizing the island by force.
- In recent years, questions have risen about America’s willingness to defend Taiwan if China attacks.
- After U.S. President Donald Trump shirked America’s legal obligation to defend Ukraine’s borders, Taiwan’s confidence was deeply shaken.
In his 1998 article “Taiwan Betrayal,” Trumpet editor in chief Gerald Flurry wrote:
How could anyone fail to see that Taiwan is destined to become a part of mainland China? These 21 million people [now 23 million] are going to be forced into the Chinese mold; and it is going to happen for one reason: because of a pitifully weak-willed America.
Over two decades later, it appears China is preparing to deliver the deathblow to Taiwan, and Taiwan no longer expects to be saved by America.
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