China pursuing nonviolent unification with Taiwan, unlikely to invade in 2027: US intel

Published March 18, 2026 4:00pm ET



China is unlikely to invade Taiwan by the end of 2027, U.S. intelligence officials claim in a new report.

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard released this year’s Annual Threat Assessment of the U.S. intelligence community on Wednesday, which found that Beijing would rather not resort to belligerence to bring the island under its control.

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