Thank you very much for the question.
The reason the CIA or the Pentagon would name the year 2027 as the year that China is possibly going to invade Taiwan is that this is actually what was said by China. The year was used by China as a landmark year because it will be the 100th anniversary of the PLA in China. They want to make 2027 the year for full modernization of military power, meaning that by 2027, they will be able to fight a war with first-rate armies. It will not necessarily be only a regional war, but a global war. This is the Chinese objective.
An objective is one thing. Whether they are really able to reach that kind of status is another.
For Taiwan, what I can share with you is that there is very close co-operation between the militaries of Taiwan and the United States. We have co-operation not only with the military forces, but on the other side of the military community. For example, we have intelligence co-operation as well.
Decision-makers in Taiwan don't have the luxury of assuming that China is not going to invade Taiwan, but we don't look at any specific year for doing that. As a matter of fact, we think we need to speed up as much as possible, so there are all kinds of military reforms ongoing in Taiwan now. There's also a reform program for our reserve system. We're not looking at any specific years for a possible war to happen.
Our hope is to keep peace. We don't want war to prove that China has made the wrong calculation. The way we build up our strength is peace through strength. We don't want war, but we are preparing for it.