Beijing could invade Taiwan as early as this year or next, the chief of U.S. naval operations Adm. Mike Gilday said at a forum in Washington on Wednesday. The statement came days after U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken stated Beijing was pursuing reunification with the island “on a much faster timeline.” China views Taiwan as a breakaway province and wants to bring it to its fold in the future and has not ruled out the use of force. Taiwan is currently a self-governed democracy. In this video Defens
