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WASHINGTON: A Chinese blockade of Taiwan would likely fail and a direct military invasion of the self-ruled island would be extremely difficult for Beijing to carry out successfully, senior Pentagon officials told Congress on Tuesday.China's military in recent years has stepped up activity around Taiwan, which Beijing claims as its territory. US CIA Director William Burns has said Chinese President Xi Jinping has instructed his country's armed forces to be ready to invade by 2027.However, whether Xi would order taking Taiwan by force, either through military options like...