Taiwan Preparing for ‘Whenever China Thinks’ Conditions Right for Invasion

Taipei, Taiwan — Taiwan must be prepared for “whenever China thinks that conditions are right” for an expected invasion, Joseph Wu, the country’s foreign minister, told reporters here on Thursday.

Speaking at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Wu repeatedly stressed that the Taiwanese people have the “will to fight,” and he called on U.S. officials to undertake “higher-level” diplomatic meetings with their Taiwanese counterparts.

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Taipei, Taiwan — Taiwan must be prepared for “whenever China thinks that conditions are right” for an expected invasion, Joseph Wu, the country’s foreign minister, told reporters here on Thursday.

Speaking at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Wu repeatedly stressed that the Taiwanese people have the “will to fight,” and he called on U.S. officials to undertake “higher-level” diplomatic meetings with their Taiwanese counterparts.