China threat should be bigger U.S. priority than Ukraine: analyst

Beijing 'not going to give time' to prepare for Taiwan crisis, Elbridge Colby says

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China's People's Liberation Army has been ordered to be ready to invade and occupy Taiwan by 2027.  © Reuters

MASAHIRO OKOSHI, Nikkei Washington bureau chief

WASHINGTON -- Contending with China's preparations for war has a greater urgency for the U.S. and its Asian allies than helping Ukraine defend itself against Russia, former Pentagon official Elbridge Colby said in an interview.

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