{"id":590878,"date":"2023-09-12T17:33:50","date_gmt":"2023-09-12T14:33:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/china-preparing-for-war-with-us-air-force-secretary-says\/"},"modified":"2023-09-12T17:33:50","modified_gmt":"2023-09-12T14:33:50","slug":"china-preparing-for-war-with-us-air-force-secretary-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/china-preparing-for-war-with-us-air-force-secretary-says\/","title":{"rendered":"#China preparing for war with US, Air Force secretary says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/09\/kendallfrank_airforce_AP.jpeg?w=900\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall on Monday warned that China was building up its military to prepare for a potential war with the U.S. as he said America must optimize its forces to counter the rising threat.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at the Air and Space Forces Association Warfighter Symposium at National Harbor, Md., Kendall said the U.S. must be ready for a \u201ckind of war we have no modern experience with,\u201d although he stressed that \u201cwar is not inevitable.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr1_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cOur job is to deter that war and to be ready to win if it occurs,\u201d Kendall <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.af.mil\/News\/Article-Display\/Article\/3521976\/kendall-outlines-china-threat-in-stark-detail-offers-blueprint-for-effective-re\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.af.mil\/News\/Article-Display\/Article\/3521976\/kendall-outlines-china-threat-in-stark-detail-offers-blueprint-for-effective-re\/\">said in his remarks<\/a>. \u201cWe\u2019re all talking about the fact that the Air and Space Forces must change, or we could fail to prevent and might even lose a war.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kendall said it was vital to prepare for war because China is developing its forces at a rapid pace and has created two new military branches: a force designed to counter aircraft carriers, airfields and other critical assets, and a strategic support service that works to achieve information dominance in the space and cyber domains.<\/p>\n<p>The Air Force secretary said \u201cChina has been reoptimizing its forces for great power competition and to prevail against the U.S. in the Western Pacific for over 20 years.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cChina has been building a military capability specifically designed to achieve their national goals and to do so if opposed by the United States,\u201d he said at the conference.<\/p>\n<p>U.S.-China relations have reached a low point amid rising tensions over the self-governing island nation of Taiwan, which Beijing sees as historically part of the mainland. <\/p>\n<p>The U.S. has warned that Chinese President Xi Jinping may seize the island by force if necessary, and President Biden has repeatedly said the U.S. would send troops to help defend the island in such a scenario. Washington maintains informal ties with Taiwan and has provided advanced weaponry to the nation.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr2_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Kendall joins other Pentagon and U.S. military officials in warning of a potential war with China, possibly in this decade. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Air Force and Space Force are incredibly capable, but we need to reoptimize the department for greater power projection and for great power competition,\u201d he said in his remarks. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe war we need to be most ready for, if we want to optimize our readiness to deter or respond to the pacing challenge, is not the type of conflict we have been focused on for many years,\u201d he added. <\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr3_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cIf our power projection capability and capacity are not adequate to deter Chinese aggression against Taiwan or elsewhere, war could occur. 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