The U.S. military must fully prioritize denying China’s communist regime the ability to seize Taiwan or else risk its own core interests, according to a new report by a former defense official.
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP), which rules China as a single-party state, would further seek to displace the United States if allowed to conquer Taiwan, writes former acting Defense Secretary Christopher Miller.
“By far the most significant danger to Americans’ security, freedoms, and prosperity is China,” Miller says in a new report.
“If China could subordinate Taiwan or [U.S.] allies like the Philippines, South Korea, and Japan, it could break apart any balancing coalition that is designed to prevent Beijing’s hegemony over Asia.”…