Posted on 05/26/2022 9:53:14 AM PDT by george76
Party, military challenge rules-based system as Biden prepares for Asia tour..
China’s ruling Communist Party and the People’s Liberation Army are subverting the rules-based international order and increasing global efforts to expand power, the U.S. admiral in charge of Pacific forces told a House hearing ..
Adm. John Aquilino, commander of the Indo-Pacific Command, discussed China’s strategic and military goals for rapidly becoming a global superpower in detailed written testimony.
“The PRC seeks to become a global military power and acquire the ability to seize Taiwan, while developing conventional weapons that can reach the U.S. homeland,” Adm. Aquilino said, using the acronym for the People’s Republic of China. The comments were contained in a 33-page prepared statement before the House Appropriations defense subcommittee.
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The PLA now has around 350 ships and submarines with 130 surface warships making it the largest navy in the world, and is expected to grow to 420 battle-force ships by 2025
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The PLA also now boasts the largest air force in the region with more than half its warplanes advanced, “fourth-generation” aircraft or better. Production is beginning now for a new fifth-generation J-20 fighter.
Nuclear capable H-6N bombers are being added along with new ground-based and mobile long-range missiles.
“In addition to an extensive arsenal of advanced ballistic missiles, the PLA rocket force is pursuing land-attack, supersonic cruise missiles and other advanced weapons
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Space weapons in the PLA arsenal include directed-energy weapons, electronic jammers, a ground-launched kinetic kill missile and orbiting strike capabilities.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...
Way to go, Democrats (and RINOs).
Captain Blackadder: Our battles are directed, sir?
General Melchett: Well, of course they are, Blackadder, directed according to the Grand Plan.
Captain Blackadder: Would that be the plan to continue with total slaughter until everyone's dead except Field Marshal Haig, Lady Haig and their tortoise, Alan?
General Melchett: Great Scott! Even you know it!
There was a novel back in the 1950s titled “The Ugly American.” Someone will write one titled “The Ugly Chinaman.”
Paucity of feces, Sherlock. Real Americans have been warning of this for the past twenty years, and have been derided by the commie dems and free traitor Wall Street types for saying so.
Let’s start a war with China - after pushing Russia into their arms!
Brilliant!!
the rules-based international order
Sort of like that "rule of law" thing that the globalists use against the people.
So, just use it against China, problem solved. See how easy that is?
What global order? The GloboHomo order?
Some since Nixon.
But the people in control craved the salve labor so shipped jobs over there. All part of leveling the playing field. No nation can be allowed to stick too far above any other. Make the whole world, third world.
We can even have fake global elections and fake global politicians who will look out for the chattel humans.
They aren't one yet?
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