China considers establishing full control over Taiwan to be its "number one priority," added Aquilino. The current head of the command, Adm. Philip Davidson, told a hearing earlier this month that China could be prepared to take Taiwan, the self-governed democratic island that Beijing claims as its sovereign territory, by force within the next six years. But Aquilino said Beijing is establishing a track record of using force to achieve Communist Party goals sooner than US planners forecast.
torsdag 25. mars 2021
Chinese threat to Taiwan 'closer to us than most think,' top US admiral says
China is quickly amassing weapons and systems to militarily overwhelm Taiwan, an action it could be poised to take within the next six years, the admiral chosen to be the next commander of US forces in the Pacific warned Tuesday. "My opinion is this problem is much closer to us than most think," Adm. John Aquilino said before the Senate Armed Services Committee, which was reviewing his nomination to lead the US military's Indo-Pacific Command.
China considers establishing full control over Taiwan to be its "number one priority," added Aquilino. The current head of the command, Adm. Philip Davidson, told a hearing earlier this month that China could be prepared to take Taiwan, the self-governed democratic island that Beijing claims as its sovereign territory, by force within the next six years. But Aquilino said Beijing is establishing a track record of using force to achieve Communist Party goals sooner than US planners forecast.
China considers establishing full control over Taiwan to be its "number one priority," added Aquilino. The current head of the command, Adm. Philip Davidson, told a hearing earlier this month that China could be prepared to take Taiwan, the self-governed democratic island that Beijing claims as its sovereign territory, by force within the next six years. But Aquilino said Beijing is establishing a track record of using force to achieve Communist Party goals sooner than US planners forecast.
