'China's invasion of Taiwan can be deterred'

By Agence France-Presse

Feb 11, 2023 12:24 am

WASHINGTON: A senior US official voiced optimism Thursday (Friday in Manila) that China could be deterred from invading Taiwan over this decade, a contrast to more dire predictions from Washington.

'I think they have intention. But absolutely, I think we can get to the end of this decade without them committing major aggression against Taiwan,' Ely Ratner, the top Pentagon official for Asia, said of China.

SABER RATTLING This file photo shows a soldier looking through binoculars during combat exercises of the Eastern Theater Command of China’s People’s Liberation Army in the waters around Taiwan on Aug. 5, 2022. XINHUA PHOTO

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