A top U.S. military commander fears that the Chinese regime is accelerating its plans to supplant the United States on the world stage. Adm. Philip Davidson, head of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, told a Senate Armed Services hearing on March 9 that the Chinese military has been making “vast advances” in both its size and capabilities, threatening the United States in the Indo-Pacific, an area he described as the “most consequential region for America’s future.” “The military balance in the Indo-Pacific is becoming more unfavorable for the United States and our allies,” Davidson said. He said the “greatest danger” facing the United States in the region is the “erosion of conventional deterrence vis-à-vis China,” without which Beijing would be “emboldened” to continue its various aggressions in the area, including against Taiwan, Hong Kong, in the South China Sea, and East China Sea. “Our deterrence posture in the Indo-Pacific must demonstrate the …