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What If China’s Xi Could Attempt Formal Conflict Against Taiwan in 2024?

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What If China’s Xi Could Attempt Formal Conflict Against Taiwan in 2024?
A Taiwanese flag is reflected on the helmet of one of the Ministry of National Defense Honor Guards during the National Day celebration in Taipei, Taiwan, on Oct. 10, 2021. I-Hwa Cheng/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Gregory Copley
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Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leader Xi Jinping may now feel that his only window to conquer Taiwan and remain in office lies in defying overwhelming odds and attempting the conquest before the U.S. presidential election in November.

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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