China's modernized military could threaten Taiwan, U.S. - UPI.com
UPI reports: "China has rapidly modernized its military and increased defense
spending over the past two decades, posing a security threat to Asia,
and Taiwan in particular, a U.S. military intelligence report said.
The report released Tuesday by the Defense Intelligence Agency said
China saw a nearly threefold increase in defense spending from 2002 to
2018. [...] A dispute over control of Taiwan has been a driving factor
in the increase of modernization."
Comment: There may have been a time in the late 20th Century when the U.S. would have gone to war against China to defend Taiwan but that time has long past. It's increasingly likely that should China resort to force Taiwan will stand alone.
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