Reporting “Beijing is developing capabilities intended to deter, delay, or deny possible U.S. support for the [Taiwan] island in the event of conflict,” the U.S. Defense Department last week delivered to Congress the most recent annual report on China.
Entitled “Military and Security Developments Involving the People’s Republic of China,” the report is a twenty year forward looking assessment of China’s technological, strategic, and diplomatic developments and plans. The Executive Summary of the report indicates China’s military has been the beneficiary of a “comprehensive and ongoing military modernization program.”
While there is a significantly expanding Chinese role beyond their region, the China military is still very focused on Taiwan.
The People’s Liberation Army “seeks the capability to deter Taiwan independence and influence Taiwan to settle the dispute on Beijing’s terms,” according to the report. “The balance of cross-Strait military forces and capabilities continues to shift in the mainland’s favor.”
The concerns about how China will use their new modern military force is not limited to
Taiwan. It extends to the larger region and “particularly the maritime domain.”
“There remains uncertainty about how China will use its growing capabilities.,” warns the report. “China’s modernized military could be put to use in ways that increase China’s ability to gain diplomatic advantage or resolve disputes in its favor.”
Click here to go to the report.
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Dolores Barr has lived in Rossmoor since 1992 and has created this site to provide local news for the people of Los Alamitos, Seal Beach, Rossmoor, Leisure World, Sunset Beach, and Surfside, California. My husband and I have had two students graduate from the Los Alamitos Unified School District and currently our Grandson, Ricky Apodaca, grade 3 at Weaver Elementary, is actively involved in youth baseball through LAYB and youth football through FNL.
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