Commander warns US lawmakers about China’s growing military strength in Indo-Pacific

[Rangila]

Unable to match the pace of China’s military budget increases, the Pentagon needs to restructure and work more closely with allies to improve efficiency and otherwise counter Beijing’s growing assertiveness, the nation’s top Pacific naval commander told Congress on Tuesday.

Comments by Admiral Philip Davidson, head of the US Indo-Pacific Command, follow China’s announced 6.8 per cent increase in its 2021 military budget and President Xi Jinping’s urging on Tuesday that the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) be “prepared to respond” to complex and difficult security challenges.

In comparison, the US military budget, which is more than twice as large as China’s, has risen less than 1 per cent over 2020 levels.

Commander warns US lawmakers about China’s growing strength in Indo-Pacific

Admiral Philip Davidson says a key to Washington’s efforts to counter China is the Quad: the alliance between the US, Japan, India and Australia.

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[KAL-EL]

Translation = We want money, money, and more money.

 

[Rangila]

U.S. admiral calls for ground-based offensive weaponry in western Pacific reut.rs/38nDUkU

 

[Mk-313]

No. Translation = China is growing stronger by the day and if things keep going they way they are

Spoiler

they will

, they're going to be able to squash us like bugs.

Nope, translation is money, money, money. in mid 2000s USAF purposly lost red flag to India when congress was about to shut down the raptor and F35 thinking they were too ahead of its time and were too expensive.

Then they went to congress and said india beat us with russian made jets so need to keep those programs up to keep our edge

 

[rent4country]

Yes, we are not superior. China will own all our bases with 70% of their naval assets being from the 70s and 80s. Think about China's assets like fashion, they coming back in style fiercely from the 70s/80s

 

[F-22Raptor]

Nope, translation is money, money, money. in mid 2000s USAF purposly lost red flag to India when congress was about to shut down the raptor and F35 thinking they were too ahead of its time and were too expensive.

Then they went to congress and said india beat us with russian made jets so need to keep those programs up to keep our edge

And the “bomber and missile gap” relative to the Soviets that never existed.

 

[hualushui]

Americans relax, China’s defense costs will increase more in the future, so you will be more nervous in the future

 

[rent4country]

Americans relax, China’s defense costs will increase more in the future, so you will be more nervous in the future

OMG, NATO and US are afraid 1.2 billion mouth's having more money w/ no alliances

 

[hualushui]

OMG, NATO and US are afraid 1.2 billion mouth's having more money w/ no alliances

China is very worried that your allies will run into Chinese territorial waters and then leave.
China do be really worried, so we decided to reclaim the sea and build more islands.

 

[rent4country]

China is very worried that your allies will run into Chinese territorial waters and then leave.
China do be really worried, so we decided to reclaim the sea and build more islands.

you claimed seas with islands where we pass through it with impunity

China: this is the chiense navy this is the Chinese navy, please leave.
Americans: NOPE and there's more of us coming.

 

[hualushui]

you claimed seas with islands where we pass through it with impunity

China: this is the chiense navy this is the Chinese navy, please leave.
Americans: NOPE and there's more of us coming.

So, what harm has China suffered?
I see that China has reclaimed the sea to create more islands, and China has stronger control over the South China Sea. Thanks to the United States

 

[Mk-313]

So, what harm has China suffered?
I see that China has reclaimed the sea to create more islands, and China has stronger control over the South China Sea. Thanks to the United States

what harm? someone is literally violating your sovereignty. this cause alone should start wars in sovereign nations. someone is literally coming inside your house and your just standing there doing nothing and being like but harm did he do to us.

 

[hualushui]

what harm? someone is literally violating your sovereignty. this cause alone should start wars in sovereign nations. someone is literally coming inside your house and your just standing there doing nothing and being like but harm did he do to us.

Meaningless.
Verbally, China is very angry, but in fact, your behavior does no harm to China.
Has the US military's voyage weakened China's control over the South China Sea? No.

 

[Mk-313]

Meaningless.
Verbally, China is very angry, but in fact, your behavior does no harm to China.
Has the US military's voyage weakened China's control over the South China Sea? No.

how is it meaningless. you claim it is your territory. yet you are not able to defend it unless it is a smaller country like Vietnam or something.

US doesnt claim sovereignty over it neither does the US positions is to ban china from the sea. their policy is it is no ones territory and its a free territory anyone can come and go there.

US is able to stand by their claim by sailing through the sea yet china isnt able to assert its claim that its thier territory and defend it.

Also your military is meaningless if it cannot defend or lay claim to the territory it says its theirs.

 

[hualushui]

how is it meaningless. you claim it is your territory. yet you are not able to defend it unless it is a smaller country like Vietnam or something.

US doesnt claim sovereignty over it neither does the US positions is to ban china from the sea. their policy is it is no ones territory and its a free territory anyone can come and go there.

US is able to stand by their claim by sailing through the sea yet china isnt able to assert its claim that its thier territory and defend it.

Also your military is meaningless if it cannot defend or lay claim to the territory it says its theirs.

China has occupied the islands, and your voyage cannot change this fact. You can sail a thousand times, but the Chinese army is there.