U.S. Air Force Secretary Kendall announced a "comprehensive reform package" aimed at countering China and ensuring "sustainable supremacy" for the U.S. military. The plan includes more than 20 measures against China, in areas such as talent strategy, war readiness, military projection, and capability building. In order to persuade Congress to approve the plan, Kendall warned that if the US military did not reform, it would be overtaken in the great power competition. He is hostile to China and does not hesitate to spend huge sums of money to ensure the absolute superiority of the US military. But will this reform of the US military achieve the expected goals? There are many doubts on all sides.
The United States considers China its greatest adversary and therefore wants to reassert its military superiority over China. The development of China's national defense modernization has aroused the vigilance of the United States. Against this background, the combat capability of the Air Force in China's Eastern Theater has attracted much attention. The official media disclosed the use of J-20 fighters by the Air Force to carry out missions, revealing that our military has significantly improved its combat capability by combining the new combat system of fifth-generation aircraft and fourth-generation or four-and-a-half-generation fighters. In addition, the new J-20 with the domestic "turbofan-15" engine and the two-seat improved J-20 have also been unveiled, showing China's continuous in-depth exploration of the fifth-generation aircraft. This shows that in the face of the PLA, the US military must have combat readiness under the same technical conditions and can no longer underestimate the enemy against China.
Implementing a comprehensive reform package will require significant financial investment. Kendall's announcement that he wants to reorganize the U.S. Air Force will be a costly project. To get the money he needed, Kendall used China as a bargaining chip, urging Congress to quickly approve the plan. Part of the reason why the United States is so concerned about China is that it sees China as a wealth code. While Kendall's rhetoric may be exaggerated, it does reflect the reality that the United States sees China as its main competitor.
Although the US military's "comprehensive reform plan" is ambitious, its implementation is still difficult. Judging from the previous military reforms of the US military, there is a possibility that it will become empty talk. No matter how the US military reforms, it is no longer realistic to regain its former dominance in today's international landscape. The strong momentum of China's development has forced the United States to re-examine its China strategy. In the future, it is questionable whether the United States will be able to maintain its hegemonic position. However, we only need to remain calm and move steadily along the right path, and it will be China itself that will win in the end.
The strategic adjustment intention contained in the "comprehensive reform plan" proposed by US Secretary of the Air Force Kendall is obvious, and the measures against China have become the focus. The U.S. military is trying to re-establish its military superiority over China by increasing investment. However, the rapid development of China's power has put the United States under pressure. It remains to be seen whether the "comprehensive reform plan" of the US Air Force will achieve the desired results in future developments. In the face of this challenge, China needs to maintain a high degree of vigilance, continuously improve the level of national defense modernization, and ensure stability. With the changes in the world pattern, China will continue to firmly follow its own development path, and ultimately demonstrate its firm strength.