The U.S. Department of Defense stated that mainland China has "four military options," and the Taiwan Affairs Office responded.

Reference News Network, December 31 report (by Cao Yiming) On the morning of December 31, the Taiwan Affairs Office held a regular press conference. A journalist asked, recently, the U.S. Department of Defense's "China Military Power Report" stated that the People's Liberation Army is steadily advancing to be capable of achieving a "strategic decisive victory" on the Taiwan issue by 2027; if the mainland considers it necessary, it may launch "joint blockading operations, joint amphibious assaults," and other "four military plans" against Taiwan. What is your comment?

Zhang Han, Spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office, emphasized that Taiwan is China's Taiwan. Solving the Taiwan issue and achieving the complete reunification of the motherland is the common wish of all Chinese people, and it is the affair of the Chinese people themselves, which is not allowed to be interfered by any external forces. We have a strong determination, firm will, and powerful capability to crush all "Taiwan independence" separatist acts and external interference, and safeguard national sovereignty and territorial integrity.

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