Communist China cannot sustain such high military spending in the long term, nor can the mainland's military remain in such a high state of readiness for an extended period. Therefore, "they are very likely to attack Taiwan in the near term."
這種過度的國防投資就可能有戰略的考慮，中共不可能長期負擔如此高額軍費，共軍也無法長期處於緊繃狀態，因而「近期很有可能攻台」。