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General Category => Military/Defense News => Topic started by: rangerrebew on June 21, 2021, 10:42:57 am
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Top US general: Chinese military has 'ways to go' before it can take Taiwan
By Rebecca Kheel - 06/17/21 01:33 PM EDT
Top US general: Chinese military has 'ways to go' before it can take Taiwan
The Chinese military does not currently have the capability to take Taiwan by force and is not likely to try in the near term, the U.S. military’s top general said Thursday.
“My assessment, in terms of capability, I think China has a ways to go to develop the actual, no-kidding capability to conduct military operations to seize through military means the entire island of Taiwan, if they wanted to do that," Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley told the Senate Appropriations Committee.
“I think there’s little intent right now or motivation to do it militarily,” Milley added. “There's no reason to do it militarily, and they know that. So, I think the probability is probably low, in the immediate, near-term future.”
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/558990-top-us-general-chinese-military-has-ways-to-go-before-it-can-take-taiwan
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General Milley's statement brings to mind Union officer John Sedgwick's brag:
"They couldn't hit an elephant at this distan....."
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/John_Sedgwick.png/220px-John_Sedgwick.png)
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Under Biden, I wouldn't count on this.