The U.S. intelligence community said China "prefers to achieve unification" with Taiwan "without the use of force, if possible."

Gabbar stated that countries like Russia, China, North Korea, Iran and Pakistan are advancing a range of missile systems that could reach the American homeland.

US intelligence says China is not currently planning to invade Taiwan in 2027, noting Beijing still prefers unification through non-military means despite ongoing military pressure and regional tensions.

The US intelligence community has issued a flurry of private warnings in the past week to American companies and government agencies urging vigilance and the hardening of possible targets of cyber attack by the Iranian regime in response to the war with Tehran,

US intelligence agencies say China is not planning a Taiwan invasion in 2027, noting Beijing still prefers peaceful unification despite retaining the option of force amid tensions with the US.

A U.S. intelligence assessment completed shortly before the United States and Israel launched a war in Iran had determined that American military intervention was not likely to lead to regime change in the Islamic Republic,