US Admiral Warns of China’s Military Readiness for Potential Taiwan Invasion by 2027

Adm. John C. Aquilino discusses U.S.–China strategic competition at the Paley Center for Media in New York City on May 23, 2023. Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times

China’s communist regime is building its military arsenal for a potential invasion of Taiwan in 2027, according to Adm. John Aquilino, commander of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command.

He told the Senate Armed Services Committee on March 21 that the regime has continued an “aggressive military building” of its People’s Liberation Army (PLA) with the desire to “oppress those who believe in a free and open Indo-Pacific,” according to his written testimony.