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"Classified US intelligence warns of China's preparations for Taiwan invasion
A classified US military intelligence report seen by the ABC says China is rapidly building up the country's commercial ferry fleet to prepare for an invasion of Taiwan.
The report dates from earlier this year and was prepared by members of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) for the Pentagon.
The US intelligence says the large ocean-going vessels have been modified to carry tanks and partake in amphibious operations.
The ABC has seen the report on the condition that it isn't quoted directly, in order to protect the source of the information.
In 2022 alone, some 30 Chinese commercial ferries were monitored by Five Eyes intelligence in military exercises involving People's Liberation Army (PLA) troops.
Five Eyes is an intelligence-sharing alliance between Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the US.
China is building more than 70 of the large vessels by the end of 2026.
Taiwan's government confirmed to the ABC that it viewed the vessels as part of China's "expansionist intentions" vis-Ã -vis Taiwan."
www.abc.net.au
If true, this is the sign that I figured would signal a looming invasion of Taiwan. When China moves to mobilize civilian (ferries) shipping to move their troops across the strait, the threat of a Chinese invasion is very real. The landing docks are similar in purpose to the Mulberry artificial harbors used by the Allies for the invasion of Normandy.
A classified US military intelligence report seen by the ABC says China is rapidly building up the country's commercial ferry fleet to prepare for an invasion of Taiwan.
The report dates from earlier this year and was prepared by members of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) for the Pentagon.
The US intelligence says the large ocean-going vessels have been modified to carry tanks and partake in amphibious operations.
The ABC has seen the report on the condition that it isn't quoted directly, in order to protect the source of the information.
In 2022 alone, some 30 Chinese commercial ferries were monitored by Five Eyes intelligence in military exercises involving People's Liberation Army (PLA) troops.
Five Eyes is an intelligence-sharing alliance between Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the US.
China is building more than 70 of the large vessels by the end of 2026.
Taiwan's government confirmed to the ABC that it viewed the vessels as part of China's "expansionist intentions" vis-Ã -vis Taiwan."
China ferry fleet built amid Taiwan invasion preparations, classified report warns
A classified US intelligence report, seen by the ABC, says vessels have been modified to carry tanks and partake in amphibious operations in what Taiwan considers part of China's "expansionist intentions".
If true, this is the sign that I figured would signal a looming invasion of Taiwan. When China moves to mobilize civilian (ferries) shipping to move their troops across the strait, the threat of a Chinese invasion is very real. The landing docks are similar in purpose to the Mulberry artificial harbors used by the Allies for the invasion of Normandy.