Now, that doesn’t mean that they will invade in 2027, but certainly implies a significant milestone.
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Axios independently corroborates that 2027 remains the U.S.-assessed target year for Xi Jinping's directive that China's military be ready to take Taiwan, consistent with the pin's claim, while noting US intelligence does not believe an invasion is currently planned for that year specifically.
Defense News reports US intelligence assessments that Xi Jinping wants China's military "ready by 2027 to invade Taiwan", while clarifying this reflects a capability target rather than a decided invasion date - supporting the pin's speculative framing around the 2027 date, published about 2.5 years before the pin's stored 1 January 2027 date.
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