Several senior US defense officials have warned of the possibility that the country could face China in a war that will possibly arrive in 2025. The reason will be taiwan and the aspirations of the Asian giant to take control of the island, considered by China as one more province under its regime.
The head of the Air Mobility Command of the us air forceMichael Minihan, has asked his staff to speed up their preparations for “a possible conflict”, citing the aspirations of the Chinese president Xi Jinping and the possibility that Americans “don’t pay attention until it’s too late”, according to what he has collected The Washington Post.
“I hope I’m wrong (…) My instinct tells me that we will fight in 2025“Minihan wrote in a statement sent to the staff under his command, warning that Taiwan’s presidential elections are in 2024 and will serve as justification for the Chinese government.
Likewise, the military high command has stressed that in November 2024 there will also take place United States presidential election, which “will offer Xi a distracted America.” “Xi’s team, reason and opportunity are all aligned by 2025,” she said.
“If you’re comfortable with training, you don’t do enough”
Minihan’s memo encourages the thousands of troops under his command to prepare for war in several other ways. All personnel reporting to him must “consider his personal matters” and be more aggressive with traininginstructs.
“Run deliberately, not recklessly,” he writes. “If you’re comfortable with your approach to training, then you’re not taking enough of a risk.”
The memo, dated February 1 (not officially released yet) has been verified authentic by Air Force spokeswoman Hope Cronin, speaking to NBC.
“It builds on the Air Mobility Command’s pivotal efforts last year to prepare the Air Mobility Forces for future conflictin the event that deterrence fails,” Minihan told the aforementioned outlet in relation to the statement.
This warning comes months after CIA chief William Burns claimed that China could attack Taiwan “in the next few years”claiming Chinese President Xi Jinping “is preparing for a war” in his ambition to unify the island to Chinese territory.
“I’m not sure I measure it in terms of months or a year (…) The honest answer is that the further into this decade we go, the greater the risks of a military conflict,” the CIA chief said in a statement. interview with PBG network.
Taiwan has had an independent government since 1949, but China considers the territory under its sovereignty. The Chinese government’s fundamental policy towards Taiwan has so far been one of peaceful reunification under the “one country, two systems” principle.