Submission statement: China is no longer the top security priority for the US, according to the Pentagon’s new National Defense Strategy. The document, published once every four years, instead says that the security of the US homeland and Western Hemisphere is the department’s chief concern, adding that Washington has long neglected the “concrete interests” of Americans. The Pentagon also says it will offer “more limited” support to US allies. Unlike in previous versions of the strategy, Taiwan, the self-governing island claimed by China, is not mentioned. However, the document does write that the US aims to “prevent anyone, including China, from being able to dominate us or our allies”.
Eve_Doulou on
So the Chinese strategy worked. They built their strength to the point that the USA recognises that the best it can hope for is a pyrrhic victory, but more likely face defeat over Taiwan. The US makes its excuses and starts withdrawing from the region, leaving Taiwan to either face invasion on its own, or negotiate reunification from a position of weakness.
No shots fires between superpowers, and realistically the final nail in the coffin for the US empire, as it slowly positions itself into its new role of hemispheric hegemon, leaving East Asia to China.
Humiliating for the US, absolutely masterful play by China.
NUCLEAR_JANITOR on
this is just further paving the way for the return of recrudescent colonial adventurism and great power spheres of influence
CarmynRamy on
It was kind of pretty clear since G2 and their subsequent actions in Venezuela that US is much more interested to establish their dominance in their backyard than across the Pacific. China is not backing out of Taiwan, the fact Taiwan is not at all mentioned means US is okay with China getting a control over Taiwan.
BridgeOnRiver on
Ok. When US dominates a 1 billion population in the Americas and China dominates a 7 billion population in all of Eurasia and Africa, we’ll see who gets to dominate whom.
Magicalsandwichpress on
Trump had consistently demonstrated since his first presidency that he did not view US as an indispensable power. It just took him this long to find the people to carry out his orders, Pence, Bolton, Pompeo, McMasters etc never got on the same page. There are things he say and things he does, and what he’s doing is consistent with someone who believes the end to unipolarity. Reducing US commitment, consolidating control closer to home, cashing in the chips with US allies. It’s a lot cheaper to play off shore balancer than world police, but you’d still enjoy 70% of the benefits.
vecpisit on
American doing same mistake again about China and the east as such everything fine until pearl harbor got fk up and for everyone who think it impossible for chinese fleet attack Hawaii.
Well china have bunch of security treaty with many pacific island states that including docking right too.
karagousis on
Of course, it’s Minnesota now, they have 3x more ICE agents there than police officers. It’s occupied territory now.
64-17-5 on
Just throwing a random thought, could this shift be a result from Long-COVID and neurological damages from the virus itself? As MAGA didn’t take the vaccines, the damages enhanced the already existing twisted world image.
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Submission statement: China is no longer the top security priority for the US, according to the Pentagon’s new National Defense Strategy. The document, published once every four years, instead says that the security of the US homeland and Western Hemisphere is the department’s chief concern, adding that Washington has long neglected the “concrete interests” of Americans. The Pentagon also says it will offer “more limited” support to US allies. Unlike in previous versions of the strategy, Taiwan, the self-governing island claimed by China, is not mentioned. However, the document does write that the US aims to “prevent anyone, including China, from being able to dominate us or our allies”.
So the Chinese strategy worked. They built their strength to the point that the USA recognises that the best it can hope for is a pyrrhic victory, but more likely face defeat over Taiwan. The US makes its excuses and starts withdrawing from the region, leaving Taiwan to either face invasion on its own, or negotiate reunification from a position of weakness.
No shots fires between superpowers, and realistically the final nail in the coffin for the US empire, as it slowly positions itself into its new role of hemispheric hegemon, leaving East Asia to China.
Humiliating for the US, absolutely masterful play by China.
this is just further paving the way for the return of recrudescent colonial adventurism and great power spheres of influence
It was kind of pretty clear since G2 and their subsequent actions in Venezuela that US is much more interested to establish their dominance in their backyard than across the Pacific. China is not backing out of Taiwan, the fact Taiwan is not at all mentioned means US is okay with China getting a control over Taiwan.
Ok. When US dominates a 1 billion population in the Americas and China dominates a 7 billion population in all of Eurasia and Africa, we’ll see who gets to dominate whom.
Trump had consistently demonstrated since his first presidency that he did not view US as an indispensable power. It just took him this long to find the people to carry out his orders, Pence, Bolton, Pompeo, McMasters etc never got on the same page. There are things he say and things he does, and what he’s doing is consistent with someone who believes the end to unipolarity. Reducing US commitment, consolidating control closer to home, cashing in the chips with US allies. It’s a lot cheaper to play off shore balancer than world police, but you’d still enjoy 70% of the benefits.
American doing same mistake again about China and the east as such everything fine until pearl harbor got fk up and for everyone who think it impossible for chinese fleet attack Hawaii.
Well china have bunch of security treaty with many pacific island states that including docking right too.
Of course, it’s Minnesota now, they have 3x more ICE agents there than police officers. It’s occupied territory now.
Just throwing a random thought, could this shift be a result from Long-COVID and neurological damages from the virus itself? As MAGA didn’t take the vaccines, the damages enhanced the already existing twisted world image.