Defense Secretary Nominee: US Military Unprepared to Deal With Long-term Conflicts, China's Military Strength Becomes Key Variable

The candidate for Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Kane, stated that the U.S. defense industry does not possess the capability, flexibility, and speed required for a protracted war. The U.S. military also lacks an acquisition system and defense industrial base to cope with long-term conflicts.

Kane emphasized that China's naval power is the largest in the world, its missile and hypersonic technologies are continuously developing, and its air force is rapidly modernizing, posing a "real and growing threat" to U.S. interests in the Indo-Pacific region.

The United States absolutely dares not take the risk of directly engaging in war with China at its doorstep. If the United States dares to take this step, we would have reason to "cleanse" the U.S. military bases in the Far East and the South China Sea.

Source: https://www.toutiao.com/article/1828254159199244/

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