Says catalyst for conflict would likely be Taiwan
China has created two new military branches – the Rocket Force and Strategic Support Force – the former of which is intended “to attack America’s high-value assets, aircraft carriers, forward airfields and key C2 and logistics nodes,” and the latter “to achieve information dominance in the space and cyber domains.”
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The U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron Thunderbirds perform in Biloxi, Mississippi, April 29, 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dakota Carter)
By Jake Smith
Daily Caller News Foundation
Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall gave a stark warning that China is preparing for a war that the United States has “no modern experience with” during a speech at Air and Space Forces Association’s 2023 Air, Space and Cyber Conference on Monday, according to an Air Force press release.
Kendall said that the catalyst for a war with China would likely be Taiwan and evoked Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as an example of an international war with no easy solution, according to the press release. Kendall warned in a memo penned last week that, as quickly as China’s military has advanced, the United States is “not optimized for great power competition.”
“Today, the intelligence couldn’t be clearer,” Kendall said at the event on Monday, according to CNN reporter Haley Britzky. “Whatever its actual intentions may be, I could not say, but China is preparing for a war and specifically for a war with the United States.”
While North Korea and Russia still pose a threat on the global stage, China is “by far pacing our challenge,” as the country’s military continues to rapidly advance, Kendall said, according to the press release. China has created two new military branches – the Rocket Force and Strategic Support Force – the former of which is intended “to attack America’s high-value assets, aircraft carriers, forward airfields and key C2 and logistics nodes,” and the latter “to achieve information dominance in the space and cyber domains.”