Intent is something that could change quickly. My assessment of what IвЂ™ve seen right now is no, but that could always change. Do they have the intent to attack or seize in the near-term defined as the next year or two. My assessment is an operational assessment. вЂњItвЂ™s a capability, not an intent to attack or seize. What IвЂ™m talking about is capability,вЂќ he said in response to Rep. I see no evidence of that actual intent or decision-making. Davidson said that China had an intent, has made a decision, and they intend to invade and seize Taiwan then I do disagree with that. вЂњTheir assessment is based off a speech by President Xi that challenged the PeopleвЂ™s Liberation Army to accelerate their modernization programs to develop capabilities to seize Taiwan and move it from 2035 to 2027вЂ¦ If Adm Aquilino and Adm. John Aquilino that China was preparing to take Taiwan within the next six years was based on comments Chinese leader Xi Jinping made to the PeopleвЂ™s Liberation Army. Phil Davidson and current INDOPACOM commander Adm. Milley said congressional testimony earlier this year from former U.S. DoD PhotoД¬hina wants the ability to invade and hold Taiwan within the next six years but might not intend to do so in the near term, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, testify to the Senate Appropriations Committee regarding the fiscal year 2022 budget for the Defense Department, June 17, 2021.

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