Breaking Defense: The new National Defense Strategy keeps the Pentagon’s focus locked on China
The 2018 strategy “said we are worried about Russia and we're worried about [China]. And I think one of the things we did as we were going through our assessment of the security environment was actually see that those needed to be looked at a little bit differently,” a Pentagon official said.
WASHINGTON — After six months of delays, the Biden administration today released the unclassified version of its National Defense Strategy — and despite Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the department remains confident the long-term threat lies not in Moscow, but in Beijing.
The focus on China as the larger threat — as opposed to a joint focus on China and Russia — is one of the biggest ways the latest National Defense Strategy diverges from its predecessor, a senior defense official told reporters ahead of the official rollout.
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WNU Editor: Some are saying that the US is still not focused on China .... US not taking China threat seriously enough, expert warns: 'We've been very naïve' (FOX News).
The Defense Department’s 2022 National Defense Strategy is here .... 2022 National Defense Strategy of the United States.
Pentagon Report Says China Still Top Threat To US
Pentagon: Despite Russia’s war, China still top threat to US -- AP
Pentagon’s Strategy Says China and Russia Pose More Dangerous Challenges -- New York Times
Department of Defense Releases Unclassified 2022 National Defense Strategy -- Lawfare
It's pretty wild how the us is blind to what China is doing, or America is just good at hiding it's true intentions
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