China is unlikely to use military force to seize Taiwan in the near future, but the communist regime does pose a serious threat not only to the self-ruled island but also to the United States, said Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, on Nov. 3. “Based on my analysis of China, I don’t think that it is likely in the near future—being defined as 6, 12, maybe 24 months, that kind of window,” Milley said in response to the question of whether China was preparing to make a move on Taiwan in the near future. Milley made the remarks while speaking at the Aspen Security Forum, an annual three-day security and foreign policy conference presented by Washington-based Aspen Strategy Group. “Having said that, though, the Chinese are clearly and unambiguously building the capability to provide those options to the national leadership, if they so choose, at …