• US Adm. John Aquilino said China’s military is building up at a rate not seen since World War II.
  • That puts it on the path to meeting its goal of being ready to invade Taiwan by 2027, he said.
  • Aquilino, the outgoing head of the US Indo-Pacific Command, urged Washington to accelerate military development.

China’s rapid military build-up is more expansive than anything seen since World War II, which means it’s on track with its 2027 goal to be ready for a Taiwan invasion, said US Navy Adm. John Aquilino.

“All indications point to the PLA meeting President Xi Jinping’s directive to be ready to invade Taiwan by 2027,” Aquilino wrote in a testimony to the US Armed Services House Committee.

“Furthermore, the PLA’s actions indicate their ability to meet Xi’s preferred timeline to unify Taiwan with mainland China by force if directed,” added the admiral, the outgoing head of the US Indo-Pacific Command.

  • @mlg@lemmy.world
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    29 months ago

    KSA being on this chart is an imposter because they can’t even defeat the Houthis by themselves lmao.

    All that funding is to buy and bribe the US military to maintain their own bases in the country to keep themselves secure.

    • @Moonrise2473@feddit.it
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      59 months ago

      The graph says “expenditure”, not “quality”

      Which seems appropriate

      Like they are doing for the sports, spend billions to be still irrelevant