• US Adm. John Aquilino said China’s military is building up at a rate not seen since World War II.
  • That puts it on the path to meeting its goal of being ready to invade Taiwan by 2027, he said.
  • Aquilino, the outgoing head of the US Indo-Pacific Command, urged Washington to accelerate military development.

China’s rapid military build-up is more expansive than anything seen since World War II, which means it’s on track with its 2027 goal to be ready for a Taiwan invasion, said US Navy Adm. John Aquilino.

“All indications point to the PLA meeting President Xi Jinping’s directive to be ready to invade Taiwan by 2027,” Aquilino wrote in a testimony to the US Armed Services House Committee.

“Furthermore, the PLA’s actions indicate their ability to meet Xi’s preferred timeline to unify Taiwan with mainland China by force if directed,” added the admiral, the outgoing head of the US Indo-Pacific Command.

  • somethingchameleon@lemmy.ca
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    9 months ago

    Your analogy is not a 1:1 representation of the situation at hand and only serves to distract people from the subject.

    I think less of people who always resort to analogies, because they just reduce complicated situations into ones that are easier for their small minds to comprehend.

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      9 months ago

      That’s all well and good, but I just don’t understand. Can you rephrase that in how it relates to an Olympic size swimming pool?