The only clear message that is being consistently sent out to the Chinese Communist Party, along with America’s other worst enemies, is that America is now led by a president who is tied to a party which seeks America’s demise. Any enemy will seek to take advantage of the grave situation in which America finds itself.
China’s foreign ministry has threatened to take “‘resolute and forceful measures to defend national sovereignty and territorial integrity’ should House Speaker Nancy Pelosi travel to Taiwan” as planned. China is testing the waters and flexing its muscles in connection with its long-expected invasion of Taiwan.
“Chinese military has become more aggressive and dangerous, says US chief of staff,” Associated Press, July 25, 2022:
The Chinese military has become significantly more aggressive and dangerous over the past five years, the United States’ top military officer said during a trip to the Indo-Pacific that included a stop in Indonesia.
Gen Mark Milley, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, said on Sunday that the number of intercepts by Chinese aircraft and ships in the Pacific region with US and other partner forces had increased significantly over that time, and the number of unsafe interactions has risen by similar proportions.
“The message is the Chinese military, in the air and at sea, have become significantly more and noticeably more aggressive in this particular region,” said Milley, who recently asked his staff to compile details about interactions between China and the US and others in the region.
His comments, made en route to a meeting with Indonesian defence chiefs in Jakarta, came as the Indonesian president, Joko Widodo, prepared to set off to Bejiing for a two-day visit on Monday where he will meet the Chinese president, Xi Jinping. It will be the first time in two years that a foreign leader has been received individually by Beijing aside from February’s Winter Olympics.
Milley’s trip to the region is sharply focused on the China threat. He will attend a meeting of Indo-Pacific defence chiefs this coming week in Australia, where key topics will be China’s escalating military growth and the need to maintain a free, open and peaceful Pacific…..
somehistory says
Isn’t he the foolish idiot who told the chinese that he would let them know if Mr. Trump had something in mind? Is he not the one who said he would send china a warning if the U.S. made plans against the chinese?
what else can he expect since they know he’s on their side.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2022/jul/14/lawmakers-call-gen-mark-milley-answer-report-he-br/
Bruce Stanton says
When I retired in 1989 as a commander O-5 I knew then the threat was China. I wonder what rock General Milley has been sleeping under all these years.
gravenimage says
+1
Infidel says
Right now, ex generals from the Pentagon sit on boards of various defense related companies, like Lockheed Martin, McDonnell Douglas, Boeing, et al, and their palms get greased by continuing contracts w/ NATO clients, even though there is no threat to NATO from Russia. If anything, the Ukraine war has exposed Russia as a third rate military power, not just a third rate economy
Otoh, having to do things fresh w/ Indo-Pacific countries would mean higher risk, since some of those countries have competitive defense companies of their own, and won’t be that eager to buy stuff from us. It’s only when our national defense interests coincide w/ their financial interests that they take the ‘defense’ seriously
gravenimage says
Gen. Milley: Chinese military has become more aggressive and dangerous in the Pacific
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China is becoming more aggressive, and is obviously keeping a close eye on what Russia can get away with in Ukraine.