U.S. officials judge that the probability of China's invasion of Taiwan before 2028 has dropped. The Presidential Office: Taiwan will not give up its democracy and freedoms.

President Lai Chengde. (File photo, provided by the Presidential Office)

Citing anonymous sources, Reuters pointed out that U.S. officials have judged that the probability of China's invasion of Taiwan before 2028 is gradually decreasing, but if President Lai Ching-te is successfully re-elected, Beijing will become increasingly inclined to use force in the future. Presidential Office spokesperson Kuo Ya-hui responded in the evening that since my country’s first direct presidential election in 1996, China has not stopped using the threat of force to pressure the Taiwanese people to give up freedom and democracy. However, as a democratic country for 30 years, Taiwan has never given up on defending its cherished values ​​and way of life.

Guo Yahui said that China has recently escalated its military threats to the democratic countries in the first island chain in the Taiwan Strait, East China Sea and South China Sea, and arbitrarily undermined regional stability. This has aroused great concern among various countries about the biggest uncertain risks in the region, including the United States, Japan and South Korea recently issued a joint statement to jointly oppose any unilateral change of the status quo.

Kuo Yahui emphasized that in the face of the increasingly complex regional situation, under the leadership of President Lai, in addition to strengthening self-defense and improving the defense resilience of the whole society, our country will also continue to work closely with all international democratic allies, including the United States, and strive to maintain the status quo, deter threats with strength, and ensure peace. For the sake of freedom, democracy, prosperity and well-being of the people, Taiwan will not give up its insistence on democracy and freedom because of any military threats.