Meanwhile, Taiwan’s most recent presidents have hailed from a party that does not view the island as part of a unified China, a departure from the view of the previous Nationalist or ...
in the view of some Western intelligence officials. Most military experts agree that China’s armed forces aren’t ready for an amphibious invasion across the 110-mile-wide Taiwan Strait.
China, which has never renounced the use of force to bring democratically governed Taiwan under its control, has stepped up military and political pressure against the island in recent years.