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Lai Ching-te

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Charles Glaser

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Minghao Zhao

Yun Sun

"I don't think that Xi Jinping is going to attack Taiwan any time soon."

"Beijing's main goal is to deter Taiwan independence, rather than realize military reunification."

"There's no indications or warnings of anything imminent [China attacking Taiwan] at this time."

A Chinese takeover of Taiwan "is not inevitable nor, perhaps, even likely in the next few years."

"My thought is that perhaps this is not a time for [China] to consider a major invasion of Taiwan."

"[T]here might indeed be some greater willingness by Beijing to coerce (or even invade) Taiwan during a Trump administration."

China is "more likely to resort to the use of force" if it "perceives a higher likelihood of U.S. support of Taiwan independence."

"An invasion of Taiwan could happen within this decade."

"I think the threat [of China seizing Taiwan] is manifest during this decade, in fact in the next six years."

"Xi's team, reason, and opportunity are all aligned for [a] 2025 [invasion of Taiwan]."

Will China Invade Taiwan?

Chinese customs officials in Shandong province seized 60,000 maps intended for export after determining they contained territorial representation errors, while separate incidents in Zhejiang province involved confiscation of 23,500 maps for similar violations.</span

South China Morning Post

Global Times

Chinese customs officials in Shandong province seized 60,000 maps intended for export after determining they contained territorial representation errors, while separate incidents in Zhejiang province involved confiscation of 23,500 maps for similar violations.

The confiscated maps omitted China's nine-dash line marking territorial claims in the South China Sea and failed to include disputed island chains such as the Spratlys and Paracels, which extend approximately 2,000 kilometers from the Chinese mainland.</span

BBC News

The confiscated maps omitted China's nine-dash line marking territorial claims in the South China Sea and failed to include disputed island chains such as the Spratlys and Paracels, which extend approximately 2,000 kilometers from the Chinese mainland.

Authorities stated the maps mislabeled Taiwan without specifying the exact nature of the error, as China considers the self-governed island its territory while Taiwan maintains its own constitution and democratically-elected government.</span

Firstpost

Authorities stated the maps mislabeled Taiwan without specifying the exact nature of the error, as China considers the self-governed island its territory while Taiwan maintains its own constitution and democratically-elected government.

The seized maps also omitted the Diaoyu Islands claimed by China and known as Senkaku Islands by Japan, along with failing to mark maritime boundaries between the two nations as declared by Chinese authorities.</span

News18

Table Media

The seized maps also omitted the Diaoyu Islands claimed by China and known as Senkaku Islands by Japan, along with failing to mark maritime boundaries between the two nations as declared by Chinese authorities.

Chinese regulations classify such maps as items endangering national unity and territorial integrity, prohibiting their import or export, with previous seizures including 29,000 maps destroyed in 2019 for comparable violations.</span

Independent

Straight Arrow News

Chinese regulations classify such maps as items endangering national unity and territorial integrity, prohibiting their import or export, with previous seizures including 29,000 maps destroyed in 2019 for comparable violations.

The map seizures occurred amid renewed maritime tensions, including a recent incident where Manila accused a Chinese vessel of ramming a Philippine government ship, which Beijing denied while claiming the Philippine vessel approached dangerously.</span

Daily Mail

The map seizures occurred amid renewed maritime tensions, including a recent incident where Manila accused a Chinese vessel of ramming a Philippine government ship, which Beijing denied while claiming the Philippine vessel approached dangerously.

China Seizes 83,500 Maps Over Territorial Representation Errors

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