US Warns China Against Taiwan Attack, Stresses US ‘Ambiguity’

US Warns China Against Taiwan Attack, Stresses US ‘Ambiguity’
A Republic of China Air Force (ROCAF) F-16V fighter jet lands on a highway used as an emergency runway during the Han Kuang military exercise simulating the China's People's Liberation Army invading the island, in Changhua, Taiwan, on May 28, 2019. Tyrone Siu/Reuters
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WASHINGTON—The U.S. national security adviser warned China on Wednesday against any attempt to take Taiwan by force, saying amphibious landings were notoriously difficult and there was a lot of ambiguity about how the United States would respond.

Robert O'Brien told an event at the University of Nevada in Las Vegas that China was engaged in a massive naval buildup probably not seen since Germany’s attempt to compete with Britain’s Royal Navy prior to World War One.