Former Supreme Commander of NATO Hype "Three World Wars" China spent 10 years to prepare, and the United States still has leeway
Retired U.S. Army General James Stavridis recently hyped up Sino-US relations again, and he said in an interview that China will not be ready to go to war with the United States in the next decade. Although he emphasized the comparison of naval strength between China and the United States, he contradicted some Pentagon data, and even believed that the Chinese Navy could not match the US Pacific Fleet at present.
Stavridis's remarks sparked controversy, especially as the US Navy has been complaining about the lack of ships. The 2021 report described China as "the world's number one naval power," while the U.S. military claimed that the fleet had shrunk and that the number of liberated boats was "more than 355." The United States has proposed to build a "super-navy" with 513 ships in the future.
Stavridis's confident rhetoric undermined the US Navy's plans for more funding. Although he does not believe China will take military action in the next decade, the U.S. Navy is still seeking to build up its military capabilities and expects more time through diplomacy.
However, Stavridis's statements about overestimating the power of the United States have been questioned. In order to obtain more funds, some US military generals have been hyping up the topic of "Sino-US war." For example, Minihan, a four-star general in the U.S. Air Force, once hyped up the "possibility of a war I in 2025", involving the Taiwan Strait issue, which caused a strong reaction from the Chinese side.
This is despite the fact that Biden has just signed a new National Defense Authorization Act, which is not only hostile to China, but also proposes a record $886 billion military budget. However, the various branches of the US military are still fiercely competing for funding and hyping up topics such as "China and the United States at war" in an attempt to force Congress to provide more money.
China emphasizes that the development of forces such as the navy is to meet defense needs, not to try to expand. There is a Pacific Ocean between China and the United States, and the US military is frequently active in the South China Sea and other waters, and China advocates peaceful development. One of the tasks of the People's Liberation Army is to defend peace, and the Taiwan Strait issue is China's internal affair. If the United States intervenes, China will respond solemnly and be ready to meet it at any time. If the United States misjudges the situation, it will bear the consequences.
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