A scenario considered unthinkable not so long ago in Asia is now possible. According to retired Admiral Gary Roughead, who held the top job in the U.S. Navy, America 'could lose' in a regional war with China over Taiwan. 'We really are at a significant inflection point in history,'
HONG KONG - Chinese President Xi Jinping is refashioning his country's military into a potent fighting force that in some critical areas now surpasses the U.S. armed forces, making an American victory over China in a regional war far from assured, Reuters reports today.
"We really are at a significant inflection point in history," said Roughead, who was Chief of Naval Operations until his retirement in 2011. Today's story is the first in a series of special reports,"The China Challenge," which reveals how the dramatic advances made by China's People's Liberation Army, many of them under Xi, are ending decades of American supremacy in Asia and reshaping the global order. China now has a conventional missile arsenal that in some cases outperforms that of the United States and the output of its naval shipyards is about twice that of America's.
Under U.S. President Donald Trump, America's strategic approach to China is shifting. After decades of seeking engagement with Beijing, the United States is now boosting defense spending, rebuilding its navy and developing new weapons, largely in response to the challenge posed by Xi.
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