China Seriously Preparing to Invade Taiwan, Warns Former Marine Colonel

China is seriously preparing for the invasion of Taiwan, according to Grant Newsham, a retired Marine colonel and senior research fellow at the Japan Forum for Strategic Studies. China reportedly sent 42 warplanes and eight naval vessels toward Taiwan on April 8 in response to Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen’s meeting with U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) on April 5 in California. China has also tested and deployed a new longer-range hypersonic missile that is likely able to evade U.S. defenses, according to an overlooked top-secret document among those recently leaked. Beijing’s actions came as the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP)…