21 May 2024

Without firing a shot: China focuses on non-military ways to take Taiwan, reports warn

Bill Gertz

China is engaged in information warfare across multiple sectors of Taiwan and plans a takeover of the self-ruled island through political coercion and cyber spying influence operations, with military force a key option, according to two new think tank reports.

China’s military is playing a central role behind aggressive activities that seek what Chinese President Xi Jinping has called the “complete reunification” of Taiwan as a historic mission the Chinese Communist Party, states a report by analysts from the intelligence contractor Booz Allen Hamilton. The report warns that a Chinese takeover of Taiwan either through cyber and influence operation or full-scale military action poses an “unacceptable risk” to global security.

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