{"id":1872933,"date":"2023-03-09T12:59:27","date_gmt":"2023-03-09T17:59:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/china-utterly-committed-to-unification-with-taiwan-top-us-intelligence-official-says\/"},"modified":"2023-03-09T13:02:41","modified_gmt":"2023-03-09T18:02:41","slug":"china-utterly-committed-to-unification-with-taiwan-top-us-intelligence-official-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/china-utterly-committed-to-unification-with-taiwan-top-us-intelligence-official-says\/","title":{"rendered":"China \u2018utterly committed to unification\u2019 with Taiwan, top US intelligence official says"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fchina-utterly-committed-to-unification-with-taiwan-top-us-intelligence-official-says%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1872933&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<div class=\"RichTextArticleBody-body\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement-item\">\n<div id=\"Brid_78207158\" class=\"brid\" style=\"width:16; height:9;\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\">                <meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Chinese President Xi Jinping issues rare rebuke of US for 'suppression against us'\">               <meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Chinese leader Xi Jinping issued a rare public rebuke of the United States for embarking on a crusade to thwart China's rise. Although he has taken veiled digs at the U.S. in the past, Xi has generally refrained from calling out the U.S. by name, but as tensions with Washington, D.C., escalate, he opted to ratchet up his rhetoric as the National People's Congress gathered, according to state media.\">               <meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT1M33S\">               <meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2023-03-07 16:38:26\">               <meta itemprop=\"thumbnailURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/localimages\/1256962_th_1678207144.jpg\">               <meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/cdn.brid.tv\/live\/partners\/19383\/sd\/1256962.mp4\">              <\/div>\n<p>               <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> var _bp=_bp||[]; _bp.push({ \"div\": \"Brid_78207158\", \"obj\": {\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"16\",\"height\":\"9\",\"video\":\"1256962\"} }); <\/script>               <script type=\"text\/javascript\" async src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script>              <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>It <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/china\">Chinese Communist Party<\/a> We are committed to pursue reunification <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/taiwan\">Taiwan<\/a> According to U.S. intelligence chiefs, even force can be used.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/avril-haines\">Avril Haines<\/a>On Thursday, the Director of National Intelligence, told the House Intelligence Committee that a Chinese leader was responsible. <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/xi-jinping\">Xi Jinping<\/a> &#8220;has made it quite clear that [reunification] is something that has to happen, and as a consequence, if they believe that peaceful unification is not an option, then they are in the potential for actually trying to achieve it militarily, and they&#8217;re certainly planning for that potential.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"Enhancement\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement-item\">\n<figure class=\"Figure mb-1 mb-sm-3 mb-md-1 article-lead-photo data_invisible\" data-align=\"center\" data-image-size=\"fixed\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n<div class=\"Figure-container\"> <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"767\" height=\"443\" data-image-size=\"1060x600_md\"><\/source><source media=\"(max-width: 768px)\" width=\"767\" height=\"443\" data-image-size=\"1060x600_md\"><\/source><source media=\"(max-width: 1440px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"645\" height=\"373\" data-image-size=\"1060x600_xl\"><\/source><source media=\"(max-width: 1440px)\" width=\"645\" height=\"373\" data-image-size=\"1060x600_xl\"><\/source><source type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"1060\" height=\"612\" data-image-size=\"1060x600\"><\/source><source width=\"1060\" height=\"612\" data-image-size=\"1060x600\"><\/source>                                 <\/picture><figcaption class=\"Figure-caption\" itemprop=\"caption\"> Avril Haines, Director for National Intelligence testifies in a Senate Armed Services Hearing, which was held in Washington on Thursday April 29, 2021 to discuss global threats to Capitol Hill.                <\/figcaption><div class=\"Figure-credit\" itemprop=\"author\"> GRAEME JENNNINGS\/AP                <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><b><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/restoring-america\/patriotism-unity\/us-has-growing-concern-over-chinas-relationship-with-russia\">US HAS &#8216;GROWING CONCERN&#8217; OVER CHINA&#8217;S RELATIONSHIP WITH RUSSIA<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Xi stated that he would like the People&#8217;s Liberation Army of China, China&#8217;s military to be ready to invade Taiwan by 2027. But, U.S. defense officers insist in recent weeks this is not a guarantee for military action, but a goal.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We continue to assess that, for example, even with respect to Taiwan, that they would prefer to achieve unification for peaceful means as opposed through the use of force,&#8221; She added. &#8220;They nevertheless are utterly committed to unification, and I think that is the challenge.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>The United States has never recognized Taiwan diplomatically but it has always provided Taiwan with weapons that could be used to defend itself against an attack by China.<\/p>\n<p>Chinese officials declared this week that they were increasing their support for the <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/military\">defense budget<\/a> By 7.2% as Beijing officials seek to close the military gap with America, who still spends nearly four times as much in defense.<\/p>\n<p>Also, you can also find this earlier in the week <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense-national-security\/xi-jinping-leads-chinese-officials-warning-america-against-suppression-china\">Xi blamed the U.S.<\/a> For his struggles in his country, in what was an uncommon public rebuke to the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Western countries \u2014 led by the U.S. \u2014 have implemented all-round containment, encirclement, and suppression against us, bringing unprecedentedly severe challenges to our country&#8217;s development,&#8221; He made these remarks during Monday&#8217;s speech to the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People&#8217;s Political Consultative Conference (an arm of the Chinese government&#8217;s United Front Work Department).<\/p>\n<p>Qin Gang is the Chinese foreign minister, and was until recent China&#8217;s ambassador in Washington. <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense-national-security\/china-conflict-confrontation\">continued to push Xi&#8217;s frustrated tone<\/a> A Tuesday press briefing was held in the U.S., where the U.S. warned the other countries that their paths would lead to war.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If the United States does not hit the brakes, but continues to speed down the wrong path, no amount of guardrails can prevent derailing, and there will surely be conflict and confrontation,&#8221; He said this, warning about &#8220;catastrophic consequences.&#8221; He is also<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>&#8220;Read more from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense-national-security\/china-utterly-committed-to-unification-with-taiwan\">China \u2018utterly committed to unification&#8217; with Taiwan, top US intelligence official says<\/a>&#8221;<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:11px\"><em>&#8220;The views and opinions expressed here are solely those of the author of the article and not necessarily shared or endorsed by Conservative News Daily&#8221;<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It Chinese Communist Party We are committed to pursue reunification Taiwan According to U.S. intelligence chiefs, even force can be used. Avril HainesOn Thursday, the Director of National Intelligence, told the House Intelligence Committee that a Chinese leader was responsible. 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