Taiwan's military is likely to stand up U.S.-made HIMARS rocket launchers on outlying islands in the Taiwan Strait, a move that would put at risk ports, missile bases, and other People’s Liberation Army targets along China’s southeast coast. China claims Taiwan as its territory, though Beijing’s Communist Party-led government has never ruled there. President Xi Jinping has said the trend toward unification is “ unstoppable .” China's threats and rapid military expansion have driven Taiwan to