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Beijing’s War Plans for Taiwan Keep Evolving

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Beijing’s War Plans for Taiwan Keep Evolving
People walk on a beach on Pingtan island, opposite Taiwan, in China's southeast Fujian Province, on April 9, 2023. Greg Baker/AFP via Getty Images
Gregory Copley
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Xi Jinping’s options have evolved as it becomes clear that the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) may be neither ready nor willing to embark on a direct war to seize Taiwan.

Gregory Copley
Gregory Copley
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Gregory Copley is president of the Washington-based International Strategic Studies Association and editor-in-chief of the “Defense & Foreign Affairs” series of publications. Born in Australia, Copley is an entrepreneur, writer, government adviser, defense publication editor, and Member of the Order of Australia. His latest and 37th book is “The Noble State: Governance Options in an Ignoble Era.”
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