China is building a military capable of taking over Taiwan by 2030

 via Business Insider

A top US intelligence official said China is set on building a military capable of taking over Taiwan by 2030.

"It's our view that they are working hard to effectively put themselves into a position in which their military is capable of taking Taiwan," Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines told the Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday.

Haines said the threat to Taiwan was "acute" between now and 2030

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So the real reason why the Marine Corps is moving at breakneck speed and damaging the institution beyond all recognition is because of this.

The threat to Taiwan is ACUTE at this moment and will remain that way till 2030.

If this is true and if it's the reason why the Marine Corps is being twisted into a pretzel then we're screwed.

The Navy is broken and needs to fix itself poste haste.

EABO and 175K Marines playing Stand In Force won't stop the Chinese Navy/Army/Air Force/Marines.

They might die gallantly but they won't stop them.