Washington, March 19 China is seeking to overtake the US as the world’s top artificial intelligence power by 2030 while rapidly modernising its military to ensure it can seize Taiwan by force if needed, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard told lawmakers on Thursday even as she said Beijing still appears to prefer “an eventual peaceful reunification with Taiwan short of conflict.”? Presenting the 2026 Annual Threat Assessment before the House Intelligence Committee, Gabbard said Beijing “aims to displace the US as the global AI leader by 2030” and continues to expand its technological and military capabilities to strengthen its…