Taiwan President Says China Faces Too Many Challenges to Consider Invasion

China’s communist regime is unlikely to consider an invasion of Taiwan as its leadership is “overwhelmed” by the challenges at home, according to Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen. Taiwan, a self-ruled island that China’s ruling Communist Party has claimed as its territory, is facing “mounting military intimidation, gray-zone campaigns, cyberattacks, and information manipulation,” Ms. Tsai said in an interview with the New York Times that was broadcast at the DealBook Summit on Nov. 29. Despite China’s provocations, she suggested that Chinese leader Xi Jinping is unlikely to move against Taiwan soon. “Well, I think the Chinese leadership at this juncture is overwhelmed by its internal challenges,” Ms. Tsai said. “And my thought is that perhaps this is not a time for them to consider a major invasion of Taiwan.”...