A leaked photo shows a confrontation between the USS Decatur and a Chinese navy warship in South China Sea on 30 September. Photograph: US navy/gcaptain.com
Dean Cheng, Daily Signal: In a War With China, the US Could Lose
Two separate government commissions issued reports this week, and each highlighted the growing threat stemming from the People’s Republic of China.
The National Defense Strategy Commission is a congressionally mandated panel comprised of both Republican and Democratic officials, charged with examining the new U.S. national defense strategy, which came out in 2017.
The national defense strategy marked a major revision of U.S. defense strategy, as it shifted focus from countering terrorism—a priority since 9/11—to countering major, revisionist states, namely China and Russia.
The commission’s report did not challenge this shift in focus, but made clear that major changes and reforms are necessary if the military’s priority is to counter China and Russia.
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WNU Editor: In such a conflict no one would win.