Chinese boots may be storming the shores of Taiwan in the next 18 months and they are already planning for it, US defence officials have warned.
According to US intelligence sources, the Red Army will invade the self-ruled island during a year-and-a-half window between two elections - the meeting of the National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party in November and the US presidential election in 2024.
Beijing will deploy its warships and begin an amphibious assault of the island if it's unable to reunify with Taiwan's leadership through political means, two former senior intelligence officials believe.
