The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) will intensify cognitive warfare, gray-zone operations, and infiltration campaigns following the U.S.–China summit in pursuit of its goal of annexing Taiwan, analysts warn.
Taiwan President Lai Ching-te said on May 17 that Taiwan is a sovereign democratic country with no “Taiwan independence” issue.
“Adhering to the fact that the Republic of China (ROC) and the People’s Republic of China (PRC) are not subordinate to each other, and insisting that sovereignty cannot be violated or annexed … is the greatest consensus among all Taiwanese people,” Lai wrote in a Facebook post, according to a translation.
Lai referred to the ROC, Taiwan’s formal name, when speaking of the island and to the PRC when discussing the Chinese communist regime….
Chinese Regime Will Likely Ramp Up Taiwan Coercion After Trump–Xi Summit: Analysts
