An alleged leaked audio clip of Chinese military brass discussing plans to invade Taiwan with 140K soldiers and 953 ships, IBT could not independently confirm it’s authenticity.
I don’t know if it’s real, but if I was China, I’d definitely invade, especially before the election when a Republican Congress may shift the response calculus. The US is depleting its “arsenal of Democracy” in Ukraine, Americans are tired, and Biden killed the US policy of strategic ambiguity when he said he would not intervene militarily in Taiwan.
There will never be as opportune a time for China to capture Taiwan as right now. I say, it’s go time.