{"id":1912362,"date":"2023-04-10T02:41:15","date_gmt":"2023-04-10T06:41:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/china-could-gain-control-of-taiwan-without-a-shot-fired-rep-mccaul-says\/"},"modified":"2023-04-10T02:41:39","modified_gmt":"2023-04-10T06:41:39","slug":"china-could-gain-control-of-taiwan-without-a-shot-fired-rep-mccaul-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/china-could-gain-control-of-taiwan-without-a-shot-fired-rep-mccaul-says\/","title":{"rendered":"China Could Gain Control of Taiwan \u2018Without a Shot Fired,\u2019 Rep. McCaul 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\">26<\/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-could-gain-control-of-taiwan-without-a-shot-fired-rep-mccaul-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=1912362&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=\"post_content\">\n<div class=\"aplayer_app\" data-source=\"https:\/\/vs1.youmaker.com\/assets\/2023\/0410\/e2ba328e-a98b-432b-b3d2-dd1e601b601f\/audio.mp3?length=3500109&#038;duration=292\"><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Rep. Michael McCaul( R-Texas) stated on April 9 on NBC News'&#8221; Meet the Press&#8221; that China could seize control of Taiwan in the upcoming election in January&#8221; without a shot fired.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>They don&#8217;t need a military fight, I suppose. When asked if a military conflict between China and Taiwan is essential, McCaul replied,&#8221; We certainly don&#8217;t want that.<\/p>\n<p>Hong Kong was subjected to China&#8217;s&#8217;s&#8221; regional security act&#8221; in 2020, which gave local officials the power to detain and arrest people on a variety of national security-related charges. Following pro-democracy demonstrations in Hong Kong, the move was made.<\/p>\n<p>According to McCaul, that was a&#8221; wake-up call for the people of Taiwan ,&#8221; and it contributed to President Tsai Ing-wen&#8217;s&#8217;s re-election.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5178479\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/04\/07\/id5178479-GettyImages-1480163084-1200x810.jpg\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><\/noscript><\/figcaption><\/a>On April 5, 2023, at a bipartisan meeting in Simi Valley, California, Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy( R-California ) welcomes Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen. Risks of retaliation have been made by Beijing in response to the historical meeting taking place on American soil. ( Mario Tama \/ Getty Pictures )<\/figure>\n<p>According to McCaul,&#8221; Putin&#8217;s&#8217;s war in the Ukraine&#8221; was also shocking.<\/p>\n<p>According to McCaul,&#8221; it woke up the Chinese people that just you&#8217;re&#8217;re seeing what we haven&#8217;t seen since World War II, which is rulers invading sovereign country and getting away with it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>According to McCaul, Taiwan is&#8221; really nerve&#8221; about Chinese leader Xi Jinping declaring at his rubber-stamp meeting that he wants to link Taiwan under Beijing&#8217;s&#8217;s policy.<\/p>\n<p>&#8221; Taiwan&#8217;s&#8217;s ] two different parties are currently engaged in a political debate here. One group desires to speak with China. The celebration of President Tsai opposes joining China. And I believe that the upcoming elections in January will become crucial because, in my opinion, China will try to sway this vote and seize control of the island without a fight thanks to the former President Ma in China right now.<\/p>\n<p>At the end of March, previous Chinese President Ma Ying-jeou paid China a 12-day visit.<\/p>\n<p>House Speaker Kevin McCarthy met with Tsai on April 5 at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in California with a group of lawmakers from both parties.<\/p>\n<p>The Chinese Embassy in Washington pleaded with the British politicians not to go to the mountain the day before it.<\/p>\n<p>&#8221; I must emphasize that China will not stand by in the face of a obvious offense and will probably take the necessary and decisive action in response to the undesirable situation.&#8221; Foreign embassy member Li Xiang wrote to American politicians,&#8221; Let&#8217;s&#8217;s collaborate to stop such a thing from happening.<\/p>\n<p>China referred to Tsai&#8217;s&#8217;s meeting with McCarthy as a&#8221; provocation&#8221; and vowed to take&#8221; countermeasures&#8221; if the group gathered.<\/p>\n<p>In order to create a naval blockade, the Chinese army conducted drills on April 8 by sending fighter jets into Taiwan&#8217;s&#8217;s airspace and encircling the island with warships.<\/p>\n<p>Taiwan seceded from China in 1949 following a civil warfare. When political ties between the United States and the Chinese authorities were formally established<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>China could gain control of Taiwan in the next election in January \u201cwithout a shot fired,\u201d House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Rep. Michael McCaul (R\u2013Texas) said April 9 \u00a0on NBC News\u2019 \u201cMeet the Press.\u201d \u201cWell, they don\u2019t want a military confrontation. 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