News Analysis The Chinese regime is expanding its military capabilities at breakneck speed, but the United States is still ahead, in terms of total firepower. The vice chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, Air Force Gen. John Earl Hyten, called China’s military buildup “stunning.” He cited China’s increasing military overtures toward Taiwan and recent tests of hypersonic missiles as a potential threat to the United States. Hyten told the Associated Press that China is mobilizing all of its resources and developing its military so quickly, which has prompted the Biden administration to reorient U.S. foreign and defense policy toward countering Beijing’s military ambitions. China’s state-run media Global Times claims that the United States is afraid to go to war with China. It stated that “frontline troops are getting closer and closer” and that “the risk of a China-US military confrontation has increased.” According to satellite imagery, China has missile …