Former Indo-Pacific Commander Davidson stated that Xi Jinping may pose a threat to Taiwan during the transition period in 2027

Washington [US]September 20 (ANI): Former Indo-Pacific Commander Philip Davidson stated that the potential transition of Chinese President Xi Jinping in 2027 poses a threat to Taiwan.

Mikio Sugeno and Tsuyoshi Nagasawa wrote in Nikkei Asia that when Davidson determined the specific time frame of a possible Taiwan emergency, it caused a sensation worldwide.

Earlier this year, Davidson testified before Congress, “I think the threat is in this decade – in fact, it will be obvious in the next six years.”

Davidson was then the commander of the US Indo-Pacific Command. In March this year, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee asked Davidson about the possible conflict in the Taiwan Strait.

In an interview with Nikkei Asia on Tuesday, Davidson said that when calculating the timetable, he was aware of the leadership term of Chinese President Xi Jinping.

It is widely expected that Xi Jinping will remain in power after the next five-year Communist Party National Congress in the fall of 2022. But when the party meets again in 2027, five years later, Davidson said that there may be a transition, which may affect the decision to move to Taiwan.

Regarding the threat to the Taiwan Strait that may arise in the next six years, he said: “The clear meaning is, [People’s Liberation Army]Combined with their missile and cyber forces, as well as their ability to train, advance joint interoperability, and operational support logistics, all these trend lines show me that they will have the capabilities and capabilities to reunite with Taiwan in the next six years , If they choose to do it by force. “

China is pursuing a party-wide approach, trying to coerce, corrupt, and win over the international community in a way that they might be able to realize their geopolitical advantages. Some people call this approach a “mixed zone” or “grey zone.” Or the “three wars” or “laws” or “laws”, any of these, forced Taiwan to surrender with extreme, diplomatic, economic, pressure, and pressure.

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When answering the capabilities of the People’s Liberation Army, he said that China’s capabilities are improving and the gap with the U.S. and Japanese forces is narrowing.

“They are closing this gap through training, by establishing a joint command and control structure, and by carrying out the necessary combat support there. They are also improving their capabilities. This is mainly air, sea, cyberspace, rockets. Troops and space are mainly forces. They do take some risks in their ground forces in order to find funds to improve these capabilities, and they have made a lot of investment there,” Davidson said.

However, he said that at present, the US and Japanese forces are in a leading position.

Speaking of U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin’s order on global posture assessment to meet current challenges (mainly China), Davidson said: “The past three administrations have made it clear that the Indo-Pacific theater will become a priority theater in the future. The United States. It is necessary to adopt a more expeditionary stance outside of Japan and throughout the Indo-Pacific region. This can help contain peacetime and daily stances, and have places to go in crises to help discourage the PLA’s adventurism.”

“Frankly speaking, the required posture in the Indo-Pacific region needs to be stronger—especially the expeditionary posture,” he added. (ANI)