{"id":2581431,"date":"2026-03-18T16:56:02","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T20:56:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/china-pursuing-non-violent-unification-with-taiwan-unlikely-to-invade-in-2027-us-intel\/"},"modified":"2026-03-18T16:59:52","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T20:59:52","slug":"china-pursuing-non-violent-unification-with-taiwan-unlikely-to-invade-in-2027-us-intel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/china-pursuing-non-violent-unification-with-taiwan-unlikely-to-invade-in-2027-us-intel\/","title":{"rendered":"China pursuing non-violent unification with Taiwan, unlikely to invade in 2027: US intel"},"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-pursuing-non-violent-unification-with-taiwan-unlikely-to-invade-in-2027-us-intel%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=2581431&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--><p>U.S. intelligence officials say China is unlikely too invade Taiwan by the end of 2027 and would prefer to achieve unification without <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/without-presenting-a-shred-of-evidence-jake-tapper-grills-jake-sullivan-over-claims-russia-planned-a-false-flag-op\/\" title=\"\u2018Without Presenting A Shred Of Evidence\u2019: Jake Tapper Grills Jake Sullivan Over Claims Russia Planned A False Flag Op\">major military action<\/a>, though it has not ruled out force if necessary. The annual Threat Assessment notes beijing wants unification as part of its national rejuvenation by 2049, but would rather set favorable conditions for peaceful unification rather than resort to war-recognizing that invasion would be extremely challenging and risk high failure, especially if the U.S. intervenes.<\/p>\n<p>China\u2019s approach combines economic integration, political incentives, social influence, and covert activities to tilt Taiwan toward unification without conflict. In Taiwan, public opinion largely favors maintaining the status quo or independence rather than unification, with polls showing about 21% supporting unification and around 61% preferring independence if the status quo cannot be preserved. The island\u2019s major parties diverge: the KMT advocates a gradual path toward \u201cone China\u201d with Beijing, while the DPP views Taiwan as already sovereign. The U.S.is moving to strengthen Taiwan\u2019s defenses,including an announced weapons package worth about $11 billion featuring Javelin missiles and other systems,signaling continued deterrence of any potential Chinese aggression.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">China pursuing non-violent unification with Taiwan, unlikely to invade in 2027: US intel<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2502112\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The People&rsquo;s Republic of China is unlikely to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/energy-and-environment\/4486819\/republican-pat-harrigan-bill-taiwan-energy-security-chinese-threats\/\">invade Taiwan<\/a> by the end of 2027, U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-press-sec-jen-psaki-wants-to-quash-misinformation-she-has-a-history-of-promoting-it\/\" title=\"White House Press Sec. Jen Psaki Wants To Quash Misinformation \u2014 She Has A History Of Promoting It\">intelligence officials claim<\/a> in a new report.<\/p>\n<p>Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard released this year&rsquo;s Annual Threat Assessment of the U.S. Intelligence Community on Wednesday, which found that Beijing would rather not <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4453141\/china-threatens-strike-separatist-forces-taiwan\/\">resort to belligerence<\/a> to bring the island under its control.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4496083\/zelensky-warns-long-iran-war-benefits-putin-ukraine-missile-shortage\/\">Zelensky warns &#8216;a long war in Iran is a plus&#8217; for Putin as Ukraine faces missile shortages<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4495090\/china-hopes-trump-gamble-iran-cuba-loses\/\">China hopes Trump&#8217;s gamble on Iran and Cuba loses the US more than it gains<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4495849\/israeli-leadership-military-blank-check-target-iran-official\/\">Israeli leadership give military blank check to target any Iranian official without additional approval<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;The [intelligence community] assesses that Chinese leaders do not currently plan to execute an invasion of Taiwan in 2027, nor do they have a fixed timeline for achieving unification,&rdquo; the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dni.gov\/files\/ODNI\/documents\/assessments\/ATA-2026-Unclassified-Report.pdf\">report<\/a> asserted.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A worker stands next to a monitor screen showing Taiwan&rsquo;s issue on display at the media center during a press conference by Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on the sidelines of the National People&rsquo;s Congress (NPC), in Beijing, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo\/Andy Wong)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The document noted that China still &ldquo;publicly insists that unification with Taiwan is required to achieve its goal of &lsquo;national rejuvenation&rsquo; by 2049&rdquo; &mdash; the centennial anniversary of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/under-democrat-leadership-u-s-unprepared-for-war-with-china\/\" title=\"Under Democrat Leadership, U.S. Unprepared For War With ...\">communist regime&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s founding.<\/p>\n<p>Intelligence experts claim that despite the regular saber-rattling seen in the strait between Taiwan and the mainland, the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/communist-party\/\">Chinese Communist Party<\/a> would much prefer a unification strategy that did not require military belligerence, as an invasion would be &ldquo;extremely challenging and carry a high risk of failure, especially in the event of U.S. intervention.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Chinese have long claimed that their desire for unification with Taiwan is a peaceful one, characterizing the island as a wayward province that has been politically captured by separatist radicals. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Beijing probably will continue seeking to set the conditions for eventual unification with Taiwan short of conflict,&rdquo; the report asserted. &ldquo;China, despite its threat &#8203;to use force to compel unification if necessary &#8203;and to &#8203;counter what it sees as &zwnj;a &#8288;U.S. attempt to use Taiwan to undermine China&rsquo;s rise, &#8203;prefers &#8203;to &#8288;achieve unification without the use &#8203;of force, if &#8203;possible.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The same day that the intelligence report was published in Washington D.C., China&rsquo;s Taiwan Affairs &#8203;Office spokesman Chen Binhua <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/china\/china-makes-energy-security-reunification-offer-taiwan-amid-middle-east-war-2026-03-18\/\">told reporters<\/a> that &ldquo;peaceful reunification&rdquo; would offer the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >island energy security amid<\/a> the global crisis posed by the Iran conflict.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives for the opening session of the National People&rsquo;s Congress in Beijing, Thursday, March 5, 2026. (AP Photo\/Andy Wong)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;We are willing to provide Taiwan compatriots with stable and reliable energy and resource security, so that they may live better lives,&rdquo; Chen said.<\/p>\n<p>A Taiwanese official told the <em>Washington Examiner <\/em>that <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3438465\/taiwan-political-parties-chinese-espionage\/\">clandestine efforts<\/a> to bring the island under Beijing&rsquo;s control include &ldquo;subtly penetrating Taiwan&rsquo;s political, media, and social spheres to cultivate support for eventual reunification.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;China&rsquo;s non-violent strategies for reunification primarily focus on economic integration, political incentives, social influence, and covert infiltration, including promoting cross-strait trade, investment, cultural exchanges, and leveraging pro-Beijing networks,&rdquo; the official told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>If the Chinese are selling a friendly coming-together, the Taiwanese public isn&rsquo;t buying. <\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4495090\/china-hopes-trump-gamble-iran-cuba-loses\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4495090\/china-hopes-trump-gamble-iran-cuba-loses\/\"><strong>CHINA HOPES TRUMP&rsquo;S GAMBLE ON IRAN AND CUBA LOSES THE US MORE THAN IT GAINS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/taiwantoday.tw\/Politics\/Top-News\/273898\/MAC-poll-shows-strong-support-for-government-cross-strait-policy\">vast majority<\/a> of Taiwanese citizens prefer to maintain the &ldquo;status quo&rdquo; &mdash; neither provoking China by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/haqqani-terrorist-threatens-america-as-biden-team-negotiates-with-taliban-in-norway\/\" title=\"Haqqani Terrorist Threatens America as Biden Team Negotiates with Taliban in Norway\">seeking international recognition<\/a>, nor entertaining the idea of joining the mainland.<\/p>\n<p>A <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taipeitimes.com\/News\/taiwan\/archives\/2025\/11\/25\/2003847788\">poll<\/a> in November of last year found that even if the ambiguous &ldquo;status quo&rdquo; of Taiwan could not be maintained, only 21% of Taiwanese would favor unification with the mainland compared to a whopping 61% who preferred formal independence.<\/p>\n<p>But what the Taiwanese believe about the fundamental identity of their country remains muddy and complicated by their unique geopolitical history.<\/p>\n<p>The right-wing Kuomingtang, which founded the Republic of China and settled the island of Taiwan as an escape from the Chinese Communist Party, agrees with Beijing that there is indeed only &ldquo;one China.&rdquo; Their strategy is to prolong the process of unification &mdash; smile and wave from across the Taiwan Strait while building up defensive infrastructure &mdash; hoping that the Communist government will collapse or reform. <\/p>\n<p>The ruling Democratic Progressive Party, headed by President Lai Ching-te, considers Taiwan already independent and sovereign. <\/p>\n<p>President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump&rsquo;s<\/a> administration has maintained a cold but supportive position on the Taiwan issue since January 2025.<\/p>\n<p>The president accepted a phone call from then-President Tsai Ing-wen after winning his first election in 2016, which roiled the Chinese Communist Party. After winning in 2024, he conspicuously avoided answering the phone when Lai called.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/premium\/4489947\/taiwan-cultural-revolution-progressives-china\/\">WESTERN-STYLE PROGRESSIVISM COMES TO TAIWAN, CHALLENGING ITS NATIONAL IDENTITY<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Yet Trump has not hesitated to sell the island military technology necessary for deterring a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/in_focus\/4483416\/tariffs-taiwan-xi-jinping-trump-iran-war\/\">Chinese invasion<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. government is in the process of finalizing a massive weapons deal that would provide Taiwan with $11 billion worth of military resources. Provisions include Javelin systems, anti-tank missiles, howitzers, and Javelins.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US intel: China unlikely to invade Taiwan by 2027<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3468,"featured_media":2581432,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AP26067183575368.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[25477,23966,76096,76097],"class_list":["post-2581431","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-25477","tag-china-taiwan","tag-cross-strait-relations","tag-non-violent-unification"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AP26067183575368.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2581431","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3468"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2581431"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2581431\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2581435,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2581431\/revisions\/2581435"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2581432"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2581431"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2581431"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2581431"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}