US Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall warned that China is strengthening its military against a possible conflict with the US and called for preparations to begin for such a scenario. The publication writes about this Top.
According to him, China has been preparing for more than 20 years to defeat the United States in the Western Pacific.
The minister warned that a war could break out if US forces were not sufficient to contain “Chinese aggression” against Taiwan, for example.
Kedall assured that the “duty” of the American state is to prevent possible conflicts and be ready to prevail if a conflict arises. He emphasized that changes were needed in the aerospace forces, otherwise the United States would not be able to prevent or even win the war.
The Secretary of the US Air Force added that China is rapidly developing in two areas related to military power generation: strengthening the forces needed to combat aircraft carriers, attacks on airfields, as well as modernizing the strategic support service to achieve information dominance in space and cyberspace areas.
This week at the Russian Foreign Ministry statedHe said Moscow and Beijing would respond to Western attempts to destroy the security architecture in the Asia-Pacific region.
Previously in the USA questioned The rigidity of Russia’s “red lines”.