While Biden talks about his ability to talk to the Chinese leader ?
That country continues to expand it’s influence …
They have clamped down on Hong Kong, wiping out any resistance to their rule over the city….
They are increasing their influence in Africa and have just signed a trade agreement with Iran….
They are dropping sanctions on American and Canadian’s….
And now?
They are turning to flexing militarily about Taiwan , which they feel is ‘their’ China just like Hong Kong….
The American President may not be worried…
But?
The the general’s in the Pentagon and the people of Taiwan should be…
Joe Biden the guy who seems to not like to use the military for things will be tested by the Chinese….
The China that already is into America economically with billions in trade with America…
That is moving on other fronts to slowly overshadow and displace the biggest Democracy on the planet….
Even if China refrains from direct military action on Taiwan, U.S. officials and analysts worry that Beijing could eventually force Taipei to buckle through steady military and economic pressure that creates a perception that the U.S. can’t guarantee the island’s defense.
“At some point does China have enough military capability to push the Taiwanese into some sort of settlement, where you never get into a fight, but it’s just that threat hanging over the head of Taiwan?” the Defense official said.
If China succeeded in subjugating democratic-ruled Taiwan, it would send shockwaves through America’s network of alliances, and cause other democratic governments in Asia to doubt Washington’s reliability and strength, officials and experts said…
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U.S. military officers in the Pacific say the Pentagon needs to shift more weapons and resources to Asia and transform its mindset to take on China. Without a change in U.S. weapons and tactics, the American military could find itself at a disadvantage in Taiwan and across the Pacific, potentially undermining the confidence of allies and partners that look to Washington as a counterweight to China, Defense officials said.
“If we make no changes in posture, then absolutely, you’re going to find a future where we’re simply outmatched,” a second Defense official said.
“You can’t just maintain the same static line of forces that we have currently assigned, particularly west of the International Date Line. That will not do the job.”…
Note….
If you haven’t figured this out yet ?
The above means do NOT expect a cut of anything much in the US Defense budget as things turn from the Middle East to China and the Pacific….