Xi told Biden at summit that China will reunify with Taiwan

> Xi has been instructing his military to "be ready by 2027" to invade Taiwan, according to U.S. intelligence.

Lines up with what I’ve read elsewhere, regarding that span of 3-5 years featuring an unusual minimum in US naval capability (especially attack subs, which are speculated to play a major role in any defense of the straight against landing craft). Due to procurement decisions made years ago, and now unavoidable—there’s a huge lead time on building ships (or “boats”) and it’s hard to change course, as it were, once you’ve set it.