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For twenty-five years, Congress has directed the Department of War to provide an annual report on military and security developments relating to the People’s Republic of China. These reports have chronicled the development of China’s military capabilities and strategy. China’s military focus is currently the First Island Chain that runs from the Japanese archipelago to the Malay Peninsula. Beijing recognizes this region as the strategic center of gravity for its goals in the region. While China’s strategic center of gravity remains the First Island Chain, however, as Beijing continues to grow wealthier and more powerful, it is logical that its military power will also continue to grow towards a force capable of projecting power worldwide. This aligns with Beijing’s stated ambition to field a “worldclass” military by 2049, and the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has already made significant progress in this regard.

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The PLA continues to make steady progress toward its 2027 goals, whereby the PLA must be able to achieve “strategic decisive victory” over Taiwan, “strategic counterbalance” against the United States in the nuclear and other strategic domains, and “strategic deterrence and control” against other regional countries. In other words, China expects to be able to fight and win a war on Taiwan by the end of 2027.

The PLA’s modernization is propelled by China’s defense spending and technological development. Since the first full year of Xi Jinping’s term as General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party, China’s announced defense budget has nearly doubled. China continues to accelerate its development of military technology, including in military artificial intelligence (AI), biotechnology, and hypersonic missiles..

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The PLA continues to make steady progress toward its 2027 goals, whereby the PLA must be able to achieve “strategic decisive victory” over Taiwan, “strategic counterbalance” against the United States in the nuclear and other strategic domains, and “strategic deterrence and control” against other regional countries.

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In other words, China expects to be able to fight and win a war on Taiwan by the end of 2027. In pursuit of these goals, the PLA continues to refine multiple military options to force Taiwan unification by brute force. Those options include, most dangerously, an amphibious invasion, firepower strike, and possibly a maritime blockade. Over 2024, the PLA tested essential components of these options, including through exercises to strike sea and land targets, strike U.S. forces in the Pacific, and block access to key ports. PLA strikes could potentially range up to 1500-2000 nautical miles from China. In sufficient volume, these strikes could seriously challenge and disrupt U.S. presence in or around a conflict in the Asia-Pacific region

.美媒報導中國解放軍「攻台三個步驟」 中國國防部批：販賣「戰爭焦慮」美國的陰謀詭計,就是挑撥離間海峽兩的和平現象,極端的慫恿新聞媒體以及戰略學者專家的鼓吹,中國要於2027 年發動對臺灣的武力攻擊,並且極端的壓台灣編列1.25 兆新台幣的國防經費,購買美國武器設備, 美國人如此一來掏空台灣人的辛血汗錢,甚至於外匯存款及黃金儲,讓台成為4大皆空的狀況, 再行出賣台灣成與中國交易的籌碼,換取美國的利益,不僅如此,暗中的協助台獨立團體與日本的右翼極端組織聯盟,企圖內外合作達成目的搞台灣獨立運動,陰險佼詐的美國,企圖藉由鷸蚌相爭漁翁得利的故事,達到最後的勝利,好繼續維持美國帝國主義霸權的擴張,是絕對的失敗,海峽兩岸終究是和平統一,實現一個中國... ..

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要避免海峽兩岸意外事件，關鍵在於美國及其西方國家 日本等國家停止所有危險挑釁行動，並敦促美國建立對中國正確的認知，客觀看待中國及中國軍隊的發展，停止散布虛假資訊與挑起對立，以免兩國及兩軍關係偏離正軌。

123.：Military and Security Developments Involving the PRC 2025

（年度《#中国军事与安全发展报告》，俗称 China Military Power Report，第25版）

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美國國防部發布的 2025 年《中國軍事與安全發展報告》，美方報告曲解中國國防政策、誤導國際社會，渲染所謂「中國軍事威脅」，中國「堅決反對」。中國堅持防禦性國防政策，積極防禦，推進軍隊現代化，是為了維護國家主權、安全和發展利益，始終是世界和平、穩定、進步力量。

中國堅持防禦性國防政策，積極防禦，推進軍隊現代化，是為了維護國家主權、安全和發展利益，始終是世界和平、穩定、進步力量。

台灣問題屬中國內部事務，如何解決完全由中國決定。解放軍捍衛國家主權與領土完整，推動統一的行動天經地義，不容外部干涉。........

这份报告确认了几件事： 中共军力扩张是真实的，不是“危言耸听”； 其导弹与海军能力已经具备直接威胁美国本土与海上补给线的潜力； 海外基地（尤其 #柬埔寨）与对台部署，是其走向全球性军事力量的关键步骤；

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