And then there's China, which, as the presiding officer knows with all of his experience in in Asia, is a huge challenge for the United States. President Xi has stated he wants the People's Liberation army to be prepared by 2027 to take Taiwan by whatever means necessary. We are not ready, and we have to be ready to maintain and reestablish deterrence so that that does not happen. So that President Xi wakes up day after day and he says to himself, not today. (05:12–05:25)
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Asserts that President Xi has declared a goal for the Chinese military to be ready to take Taiwan by 2027.
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