A top Republican in the U.S. Congress on Sunday said the odds of conflict with China over Taiwan 'are very high,' after a U.S. general caused consternation with a memo that warned that the United States would fight China in the next two years.
WASHINGTON, Jan 29 - A top Republican in the U.S. Congress on Sunday said the odds of conflict with China over Taiwan "are very high," after a U.S. general caused consternation with a memo that warned that the United States would fight China in the next two years.
The general's views do not represent the Pentagon but show concern at the highest levels of the U.S. military over a possible attempt by China to exert control over Taiwan, which China claims as a wayward province. He accused the Democratic administration of President Joe Biden of projecting weakness after the bungled pullout from Afghanistan that could make war with China more likely.
Smith said the United States needs to be in a position to deter China from military action against Taiwan, "but I'm fully confident we can avoid that conflict if we take the right approach."
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