A leading Republican politician in the US Senate has warned the odds of a US-China conflict over Taiwan are 'very high'. 9News
The comments by Mike McCaul, the new chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee in the US House of Representatives, came after a memo from a US general said Washington and Beijing would be at war in the next two years, the Reuters news agency reports.
Minihan's views do not represent those of the US Department of Defence but reflect concern by top military commanders over a potential bid by China to gain control over Taiwan. McCaul said if China failed through peaceful means to grab control of Taiwan then "they are going to look at a military invasion in my judgment. We have to be prepared for this."
Washington's longstanding policy has been to provide political and military support for Taiwan, while not explicitly promising to defend it from a Chinese attack.
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