A US Air Force general warned of a conflict with China in 2025 – most likely over Taiwan, and called on his commanders to prepare their units to achieve maximum combat readiness this year, reports AFP, quoted by standartnews.com.
The agency specifies that it is General Mike Minihan – head of the Air Mobility Command.
In an internal memo that first appeared on social media yesterday and was later confirmed as authentic by the Pentagon, Minihan said the primary goal should be to deter and “if necessary, defeat” China.
In his arguments, Minihan pointed out that Taiwan’s presidential election next year would give Chinese leader Xi Jinping a pretext for military aggression, while the United States would be distracted by its own battle for the White House.
