Hegseth sounds alarm on China's 'imminent' Taiwan invasion

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Hegseth sounds alarm on China's 'imminent' Taiwan invasion

Daily Mail
By SOPHIE GABLE
31 May 2025



US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a chilling warning on the China threat during a defense summit in Singapore.

He said on Saturday that the threat from China was potentially imminent as he pushed allies in the Indo-Pacific to spend more on their own defense.

Hegseth, speaking for the first time at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, Asia's forum for defense leaders, militaries and diplomats, underlined that the Indo-Pacific region was a priority for the Trump administration.

'There's no reason to sugar coat it. The threat China poses is real, and it could be imminent' Hegseth said, in some of his strongest comments on the Communist nation since he took office in January.

He added that any attempt by China to conquer Taiwan 'would result in devastating consequences for the Indo-Pacific and the world,' and echoed Trump's comment that China will not invade Taiwan on the president's watch.

China views Taiwan as its own territory and has vowed to 'reunify' with the democratic and separately governed island, by force if necessary.

It has stepped up military and political pressure to assert those claims, including increasing the intensity of war games around Taiwan.

Taiwan's government rejects Beijing's sovereignty claims, saying only the island's people can decide their future.

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[Smokin Joe]

It is fundamentally the same rhetoric as Russia uses with Crimea and the Ukraine.

"It's ours, even if it isn't ours, and we want it."

[BobfromWB]

"Hegseth added that any attempt by China to conquer Taiwan 'would result in devastating consequences for the Indo-Pacific and the world ..."

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The primary country with devastating consequences from any invasion would be China. Every Chinese troop that is killed or left unable to work, means one family will become destitute and homeless, since there is only a meager social support system that can barely help anyone even in peace time. The result would be mass protests that could cause the downfall of the CCP - the CCP will never do anything that would threaten its existence.

China's PLA is good at parades, using rocket fuel to heat tea, while the CCP is good at spending billions convincing the world its the best country in the world, with the best governance, and the strongest military anywhere.

So no there will be no war or invasion by China any time soon, and certainly not under 47's watch.

[Weird Tolkienish Figure]

Heard this before though.

[Free Vulcan]

I sometimes wonder if China's big buildup is a feint, when the goal is really controlling chip production. They can bring us to our knees simply doing that.

They would go a long way by capturing Taiwan, letting North Korea wreak havoc on South Korea, and even getting their revenge on the Japanese for WWII.

[corbe]

    Yea, I heard this $hit before.