Xi’s consolidation of power at the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) 20th National Congress and his policy pronouncements at the event indicate that the invasion threat is increasing, the article cites Wu as saying in Taipei on Friday last week. Minister of Foreign Affairs Joseph Wu gestures during an interview with the Washington Post on Friday last week. “It might show that Xi Jinping does not trust the bureaucracy in making Taiwan policy, and he seems to have his own small circle in thinking about Taiwan,” Wu was quoted as saying. Xi would then be near the end of his third presidential term and he could desire to cement his historical legacy by invading Taiwan, Wu said. However, if Taiwan falls, China would be emboldened to make further advances, Wu added.
