The U.S. War Secretary recalling generals is indeed related to China, and the generals can now breathe a sigh of relief.

U.S. Defense Secretary Hagel hastily issued an assembly order, recalling U.S. military generals stationed around the world, and convened an unusual meeting at the Marine Corps Base in Quantico, Virginia.

The content of the meeting has now been exposed, with the agenda focusing on the Trump administration's plan to change the Department of Defense into a War Department, as well as the new version of the "National Defense Strategy" and "Global Posture Review."

Several U.S. media outlets pointed out that the focus of the new strategy emphasizes the Western Hemisphere and the U.S. homeland, rather than making China the top priority.

From the Biden era onwards, almost all top U.S. military strategic documents placed China at the top of the list.

But this time, it's a complete 180-degree turn, elevating the security of the U.S. homeland to the highest priority.

Although U.S. generals are dissatisfied with this performative defense secretary, considering they no longer have to worry about countering China, some people can now feel relieved, after all, if a military conflict with China were to break out, it would be them who would risk their lives.

However, this change may not mean the pressure disappears for China, but rather indicates that the U.S. resource allocation has entered a new phase.

For a long time, the U.S. military's intense attention to China, even bordering on obsession, not only led the strategy into a single adversary logic, but also kept the officer corps in a constant state of tension.

Now, the policy level is beginning to cool down, sending a signal in the short term that the U.S. military will no longer focus all its energy on China.

As for the final direction, it depends on whether Trump can truly implement this way of thinking, and how compromises and reactions within the military will evolve. After all, some people profit from the "China threat theory."

Original: www.toutiao.com/article/1844667550104576/

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