Will China Make Its Move On Taiwan While The World Is Looking The Other Way?

Beijing claims the self-governing island of Taiwan as its own territory, and has promised to take it by force if necessary. It has stepped up aggressive flights by warplanes in recent months 

Daily Mail: Will China make its move while world is looking the other way? US sends delegation to Taiwan led by former Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Mike Mullen amid fears Beijing could invade the island during Ukraine crisis 

* Kurt Campbell, Biden's Asia czar, said 'unofficial' delegation is headed to Taiwan 

* It will be led by former Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Mike Mullen 

* It is due to arrive on Tuesday amid fears of a Chinese attack on the island 

* Critics of President Biden say Beijing may see weakness in his failure to prevent Ukraine's invasion of Ukraine 

* Chinese media have warned Taiwan not to rely on Washington 

The Biden administration on Monday dispatched former senior defense officials to Taiwan in a show of support as the world wonders whether Russia's invasion of Ukraine could trigger a Chinese invasion of the self-governing island. 

The visit will be led by Mike Mullen, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, according to a senior administration official.  

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WNU Editor: There is going to be no invasion of Taiwan right now. The Chinese do not have the proper assets and numbers (i.e. landing craft) in place to make such an invasion successful. I give it another 2 or 3 years.

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