That is according to the Australian Strategic Policy Institute’s Peter Jenning, who says western democracies need to take steps now to dissuade China from exerting complete control over Taiwan.
Mr Jennings told Sky News China may make a move against Taiwan in the coming months.
“We are clearly seeing Xi Jinping taking more and more risks … I think he thinks his personal situation is perhaps more at threat in China than has been the case so far,” he said.
“I reckon the window to look for a potential Taiwan scenario is from the time of the presidential election, November this year, through to about mid June which is the 100th anniversary of the founding Communist Party of China and that is an anniversary Xi Jinping has said great things should happen for China at that time.
“We have seven or eight months where there will be maximum pressure on Taiwan and we mustn’t let China get away with it.”
The comments come after China passed a controversial new national security law for Hong Kong, after the National People's Congress Standing Committee, the country's highest legislative body, met in Beijing to finalise the details.
Many experts around the world believe the law will violate Hong Kong's traditional liberties, including a free press, independent judiciary, and the right to protest.
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