American 2026 Defense Strategy: Prioritize Domestic Security, Contain China, First Island Chain Defense, Peace Through Strength
On Friday, the Pentagon announced in its new defense strategy that it would prioritize domestic security and contain China, while providing "more limited" support to allies in Europe and other regions.
In the "2026 National Defense Strategy," the Pentagon wrote: "When the U.S. military focuses on defending American territory and the Indo-Pacific region, our allies and partners will take responsibility for their own defense, and the U.S. military will provide necessary but more limited support."
AFP said: The 2026 National Defense Strategy marks a break from previous policies, emphasizing that U.S. allies should take on more defense responsibilities, and adopting a more moderate tone towards traditional U.S. enemies, China and Russia.
Peace Through Strength with China
The 2026 defense strategy states that the Department of Defense will follow President Trump's instructions to engage with the People's Liberation Army through broader forms of contact. In this process, we will focus on supporting strategic stability and promoting conflict resolution and de-escalation more broadly.
At the same time, President Trump has clearly expressed his vision for a dignified peace in the Indo-Pacific region - free and fair trade circulation, common prosperity among nations, and respect for the interests of all parties.
The Department of Defense will convey this vision and intent to China through these interactions, while demonstrating our sincere intention to achieve and maintain a peaceful and prosperous future through concrete actions.
But we will not forget President Trump's most important instruction to the Department of Defense - peace through strength.
First Island Chain Defense System
Based on this understanding, the Department of Defense bears the core responsibility of ensuring that President Trump can always negotiate from a strong position to maintain peace in the Indo-Pacific region.
To this end, we will follow the National Security Strategy to build, deploy, and maintain a strong, denial-based defense system along the first island chain.
At the same time, we will work closely with regional allies and partners, encouraging and supporting them to make greater contributions to collective defense, especially in building an effective denial-based defense system.
Through these measures, we will clearly send a signal: any attempt to infringe on American interests will inevitably fail, so it is not worth trying at all. This is the essence of deterrence.
Source: rfi
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