China ‘preparing for war’ with US, expert warns
APRIL 06, 2022 RYAN MORGAN
Jonathan D.T. Ward, a global consultant on U.S.-China relations, said in a Tuesday Fox Business interview that he believes China is preparing for a war with the U.S. as well as its neighboring Asian countries.
Ward is the author of “China’s Vision of Victory” and leads the U.S.-China relations consulting firm Atlas Organization. He began the interview with Fox Business’s Maria Bartiromo by noting a recent call between Chinese and Ukrainian diplomats. Ward assessed China is “playing both sides” and “trying to keep up an appearance of being a good actor” for its European trade partners, all while being a “fervent supporter of Moscow.”
Ward said a major component of China’s long-term strategy is to increasingly partner with Russia, and he sees that as a critical piece of how China prepares for a potential war with other Asian countries or the U.S.
“China is preparing for war with the United States and Asia, and if and when that happens, they want Russia as their partner on that date,” Ward said. “You know, this is a joint idea of taking down the U.S.-led order. I mean, they’ve been absolutely clear about that in their communications and, you know, being able to work together, building their military relationship and having that underlying economic relationship in which China absolutely has the upper hand and therefore a great deal of leverage over Russia, but they have a shared joint ideological enterprise.”
https://americanmilitarynews.com/2022/04/china-preparing-for-war-with-us-expert-warns/
