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Taipei: China’s military continues to pose a threat, even though it currently lacks the capability for amphibious warfare, Taiwan’s Defence Minister Wellington Koo has said.
“With the Taiwan Strait serving as a natural barrier, I do not believe the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) currently has the capability for amphibious warfare,” he said.
During a Monday briefing, Koo highlighted the ongoing modernization of China’s military and said that Beijing has not ruled out the possibility of invading Taiwan.
Taiwan has maintained an independent government since 1949, while China asserts sovereignty over the self-governing, democratic island, home to more than 23 million people. (DPA)
