And he said Gen. Mark Milley "I think (the decision) would be imprudent, it would be a political mistake, a geopolitical mistake, a strategic mistake, similar to the strategic mistake that (Russian President Vladimir) made. Put in in Ukraine".
Milley considered Chinese President Xi Jinping "rational agent". Xi has finally won a historic third term at the helm of the Communist Party and the country and has declared that the unification of Taiwan with China is a top priority.
He added remarks to reporters "I think he’s weighing things up on a cost-benefit-risk basis and I think he’ll conclude that an attack on Taiwan In the near future, it carries too much risk and will end in strategic failure for the Chinese military".
The US defense official estimated that any Chinese attack would hamper its efforts to become the world’s largest economic and military power.
He underlined the need to draw lessons from the war in Ukraine which started in February and which was met with unexpectedly strong resistance from the government Kiev.
added Mark Milley "One of the things people learn is that war on paper is very different from war in reality".
And he continued "When blood is shed, people die, and real tanks explode, things are a little different".
He pointed out that the Chinese army has not fought any battles since its fight against the Vietnamese 1979.
The US general said that while the Chinese People’s Liberation Army could easily launch an attack on Taiwan with bombs and missiles, effective control of the densely populated mountainous island would be "A very difficult military mission".
added the US Army Chief of Staff "They will play a very dangerous game by crossing the strait and invading the island of Taiwan. They don’t have the experience and background to do it. They haven’t been trained to do that yet".
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And he said Gen. Mark Milley “I think (the decision) would be imprudent, it would be a political mistake, a geopolitical mistake, a strategic mistake, similar to the strategic mistake made by (Russian President Vladimir) Put in in Ukraine”.
Milley considered Chinese President Xi Jinping a “rational actor”. Xi has finally won a historic third term at the helm of the Communist Party and the country and has declared that the unification of Taiwan with China is a top priority.
“I think he’s weighing things up on the basis of costs, benefits and risks, and I think he’ll conclude that an attack on Taiwan In the near future, it carries too much risk and will end in strategic failure for the Chinese military.”
The US defense official estimated that any Chinese attack would hamper its efforts to become the world’s largest economic and military power.
He underlined the need to draw lessons from the war in Ukraine which started in February and which was met with unexpectedly strong resistance from the government Kiev.
“One of the things people learn is that war on paper is very different from war in reality,” said Mark Milley.
“When blood is shed and people die and real tanks explode, things are a little different,” he said.
He pointed out that the Chinese army has not fought any battles since its fight against the Vietnamese 1979.
The US general said that while the Chinese People’s Liberation Army could easily launch an attack on Taiwan with bombs and missiles, effective control of the densely populated and mountainous island would be “a very difficult military task”.
“They will play a very dangerous game by crossing the strait and invading the island of Taiwan. They don’t have the experience and background to do it. They haven’t been trained to do it yet,” the US military chief said. added staff.
