US does not expect China to invade Taiwan next year, sources confirm

US officials believe a Chinese invasion of Taiwan before 2028 is increasingly unlikely despite Chinese President Xi Jinping’s instructions for his military to be ready by 2027 to take the democratically governed island by force, if needed, people familiar with US thinking said. The main reasons include delays in military readiness amid the Chinese Communist Party’s anti-corruption campaign and Beijing’s eagerness to see the results of Taiwan’s 2028 election, which some Ch