Posted on 11/01/2021 6:52:04 AM PDT by RomanSoldier19
WASHINGTON (AP) — China’s growing military muscle and its drive to end American predominance in the Asia-Pacific is rattling the U.S. defense establishment. American officials see trouble quickly accumulating on multiple fronts — Beijing’s expanding nuclear arsenal, its advances in space, cyber and missile technologies, and threats to Taiwan.
“The pace at which China is moving is stunning,” says Gen. John Hyten, the No. 2-ranking U.S. military officer, who previously commanded U.S. nuclear forces and oversaw Air Force space operations.
At stake is a potential shift in the global balance of power that has favored the United States for decades. A realignment more favorable to China does not pose a direct threat to the United States but could complicate U.S. alliances in Asia. New signs of how the Pentagon intends to deal with the China challenge may emerge in coming weeks from Biden administration policy reviews on nuclear weapons, global troop basing and overall defense strategy.
For now, officials marvel at how Beijing is marshaling the resources, technology and political will to make rapid gains — so rapid that the Biden administration is attempting to reorient all aspects of U.S. foreign and defense policy.
The latest example of surprising speed was China’s test of a hypersonic weapon capable of partially orbiting Earth before reentering the atmosphere and gliding on a maneuverable path to its target. The weapon system’s design is meant to evade U.S. missile defenses, and although Beijing insisted it was testing a reusable space vehicle, not a missile, the test appeared to have startled U.S. officials.
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Not while TRUMP was President!!!
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“A realignment more favorable to China does not pose a direct threat to the United States but could complicate U.S. alliances in Asia.”
How much does Beijing pay for that spin?
Our military better stop being “astonished”.
Not surprising, given the Chinese Communist Party's hold on the Biden family.
When you have compromised the leader of your foremost opponent, that is a good time to make big moves.
the Biden administration is attempting to reorient all aspects of U.S. foreign and defense policy.
Yeah, I noticed. Get rid of 15% of the armed forces who don’t want the jab and put transvestites in charge. Not to mention we have over three years left for Biden to destroy America.
"The pace at which China is moving is stunning," says Gen. John HytenYes, of course, Always it's the "unexpected."
I could see this coming 20 years ago, and I'm no visionary, not by a long shot.
“We’ve always been at war with Eastasia”
These hostilities with Red China are a myth to distract us little people; as long as we are building their economy by filling our stores shelves with their substandard lead-painted trash, be assured that there will never be hostilities between the West and Xi’s slave factory in East Asia...
The words of General Mac Arthur ring true. The United States cannot force its will or dominate Asia by force of arms.
but but but we have the most diverse military in the world.
If they’re ‘rattled’ perhaps they should fire their sycophant’s (and all the other little woke-tards in their command structure and academies) who were tasked with informing them about this sort of thing, and then resign in disgrace. See about re-activating some of the generals O-tard spent 8 years flushing from the military.
To the surprise of ABSO-FRICKIN’-LUTELY NO ONE. Hell, they were talking about this when I was in Air War College in 2004. And Air Command and Staff College in 1999. And Squadron Officer School in 1990...
Colonel, USAF TJAGCR (Ret)
The Chinese own the Biden family AND Pentagon brass can’t win against a stone age country like Afghanistan.
What a combination...
Corrupt brass wants money to spend on advanced weapons to cush up retirement prospects - with military contractors and DC ‘influencers...
Defend Taiwan? Ha - - at best we’d just leave more weapons for the Chinese.
China knows they have a window of time to do whatever they want.
now that china’s agent biden has pushed the majority of the military to be vaxxed... they figure it’s go-time
ANYONE able to confirm the translation on this video?
if accurate, it’s not good.
With the Chinese taking control of all the US installations in Afghanistan they now now have a perfect spot to operate their aggressive military and economic control of a large part of the world.
More in detail of the same subject : the elimination of the population of the USA through the use of bio-weapons.
The Secret Speech of General Chi Haotian
https://jrnyquist.blog/2019/09/11/the-secret-speech-of-general-chi-haotian/
Government and military Conflicted.
The democrats have a multi trillion dollar plan for solar and wind power stay home money pay illegals for being separated while entering country illegally .............................
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