BEIJING — China on Wednesday accused a top US commander of attempting to “hype up” the threat of an invasion of Taiwan to inflate Washington’s defense spend and justify its own military chicanery in Asia.
The US’ top military officer in Asia-Pacific, Admiral Philip Davidson, on Tuesday said China could invade Taiwan within the next six years, as Beijing accelerates its moves to supplant American military power in Asia.
Democratic and self-ruled Taiwan lives under constant threat of invasion by authoritarian China, whose leaders view the island as part of their territory and which they have vowed to one day take back.
“I worry that they’re (China) accelerating the…
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