Washington, Dec. 24 (CNA) Beijing could eventually see a full amphibious invasion of Taiwan as the only "prudent" way to bring about unification, the United States Department of Defense said in a newly released annual report to Congress.
The Pentagon's "Annual Report to Congress: Military and Security Developments Involving the People's Republic of China 2025," was in many ways similar to the 2024 report but reorganized the analysis of the options China has to take over Taiwan.
Generally, according to the report, Chinese leaders view the People's Liberation Army's (PLA) capabilities for a Taiwan campaign as improving, but they remain uncertain about its readiness to successfully seize the island while countering potential U.S. involvement.
The report said Beijing is busy refining several military options to force unification with Taiwan, ranging from coercive actions short of war to a full-scale joint island landing campaign (JILC).
A landing campaign involving a large-scale amphibious invasion of Taiwan would be the most decisive and riskiest option, the report said.
It would require highly complex, coordinated operations to "break through Taiwan's shore defenses and establish a beachhead that allowed the PLA to build up enough combat power to seize key targets or territory to force unification," the report said.
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