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According to the report, newly appointed US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that the United States under President Donald Trump remained committed to the Philippines' defense, as tensions simmer with Beijing in the South China Sea. In a call with his Philippine counterpart Enrique Manalo, Rubio underscored the United States’ ironclad commitments to the Philippines under the two nations Mutual Defense Treaty, State Department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce said.
The report said that Rubio, a longtime hawk on China, discussed the dangerous and destabilizing actions in the South China Sea by Beijing, formally known as the People's Republic of China (PRC). Secretary Rubio conveyed that the PRC's behavior undermines regional peace and stability and is inconsistent with international law.Rubio made the call with his Philippine counterpart a day after a veiled warning to Beijing on the South China Sea during a four-way meeting with his counterparts from India, Japan and Australia. The Philippines has engaged in increasingly tense confrontations with China over disputed South China Sea waters and reefs over the past year. China claims most of the strategic waterway despite an international tribunal ruling that its claim lacked any legal basis.
The report also said that as China has increasingly stepped-up aggression, against the Philippines and Taiwan in recent years. Fears of a US-China war have further been stoked by Beijing turning more hostile in its territorial disputes with the Philippines and Japan in the South China Sea. And increasing cross-strait tension after Taiwan re-elected the Democratic Progressive Party in earlier this year.The United States Navy has released documents outlining its goals for meeting the growing threat of Chinese military power in the coming years. The Navigation Plan for America’s Warfighting Navy, published last week, is designed to bring the Navy into a stronger position against the People's Liberation Army by 2027 via bolstered recruitment and strategic technological advancement.This Navigation Plan drives toward two strategic ends: readiness for possible war with the People’s Republic of China by 2027 and enhancing the Navy’s long-term advantage. The 2027 deadline for Navy modernization relates to Chinese President Xi Jinping's goal of preparing the PLA for an invasion of Taiwan by 2030.In the event of War in Taiwan it is a battle between the United States and China.
The report added that The US, which has armed Taiwan with everything from air defense systems to anti-ship missiles to fighter jets, is not required to intervene if China invades Taiwan. But President Joe Biden has broken away from strategic ambiguity and said that the US would come to the island's defense if China invaded. It means that if a fight breaks out over Taiwan, it is a battle between the world’s two most powerful militaries.Though China's actions have stirred fears of a possible Chinese attack, the US military assesses that an invasion of Taiwan would prove extremely difficult for the Chinese military. It would likely invite intervention from other US military allies from Japan, the Philippines, South Korea, and Australia. Which strains the Chinese People's Liberation Army, and creates political and military risks for Chinese leader Xi Jinping and the ruling Chinese Communist Party.The Center for Strategic and International Studies recently ran war games looking at how a large-scale Chinese invasion of Taiwan might play out, and the outcomes were bleak for China, but also for everyone else involved.Taiwan would probably remain unconquered but heavily damaged. The US and its allied forces, assuming they came to the island's aid, would likely be able to take out China's amphibious fleet, but at tremendous cost.
In addition to the report, the island would struggle to maintain basic services and electricity, and its military would be significantly depleted. China, on the other hand, would be left with tens of thousands of soldiers killed, wounded, or captured, a navy in total ruins, and a shattered amphibious force.Looking at this situation from an economic perspective, a Chinese invasion of Taiwan could mean trillions of dollars in losses and a serious global recession.As tensions between China and the United States grow, from a regional perspective, most Southeast Asian countries will anxiously seek to remain neutral, however, this may be difficult. Yet the Philippines faces more challenging choices than most. The outcome of its choices will also matter more to the United States and China.
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The report said that Rubio, a longtime hawk on China, discussed the dangerous and destabilizing actions in the South China Sea by Beijing, formally known as the People's Republic of China (PRC). Secretary Rubio conveyed that the PRC's behavior undermines regional peace and stability and is inconsistent with international law.Rubio made the call with his Philippine counterpart a day after a veiled warning to Beijing on the South China Sea during a four-way meeting with his counterparts from India, Japan and Australia. The Philippines has engaged in increasingly tense confrontations with China over disputed South China Sea waters and reefs over the past year. China claims most of the strategic waterway despite an international tribunal ruling that its claim lacked any legal basis.
The report also said that as China has increasingly stepped-up aggression, against the Philippines and Taiwan in recent years. Fears of a US-China war have further been stoked by Beijing turning more hostile in its territorial disputes with the Philippines and Japan in the South China Sea. And increasing cross-strait tension after Taiwan re-elected the Democratic Progressive Party in earlier this year.The United States Navy has released documents outlining its goals for meeting the growing threat of Chinese military power in the coming years. The Navigation Plan for America’s Warfighting Navy, published last week, is designed to bring the Navy into a stronger position against the People's Liberation Army by 2027 via bolstered recruitment and strategic technological advancement.This Navigation Plan drives toward two strategic ends: readiness for possible war with the People’s Republic of China by 2027 and enhancing the Navy’s long-term advantage. The 2027 deadline for Navy modernization relates to Chinese President Xi Jinping's goal of preparing the PLA for an invasion of Taiwan by 2030.In the event of War in Taiwan it is a battle between the United States and China.
The report added that The US, which has armed Taiwan with everything from air defense systems to anti-ship missiles to fighter jets, is not required to intervene if China invades Taiwan. But President Joe Biden has broken away from strategic ambiguity and said that the US would come to the island's defense if China invaded. It means that if a fight breaks out over Taiwan, it is a battle between the world’s two most powerful militaries.Though China's actions have stirred fears of a possible Chinese attack, the US military assesses that an invasion of Taiwan would prove extremely difficult for the Chinese military. It would likely invite intervention from other US military allies from Japan, the Philippines, South Korea, and Australia. Which strains the Chinese People's Liberation Army, and creates political and military risks for Chinese leader Xi Jinping and the ruling Chinese Communist Party.The Center for Strategic and International Studies recently ran war games looking at how a large-scale Chinese invasion of Taiwan might play out, and the outcomes were bleak for China, but also for everyone else involved.Taiwan would probably remain unconquered but heavily damaged. The US and its allied forces, assuming they came to the island's aid, would likely be able to take out China's amphibious fleet, but at tremendous cost.
In addition to the report, the island would struggle to maintain basic services and electricity, and its military would be significantly depleted. China, on the other hand, would be left with tens of thousands of soldiers killed, wounded, or captured, a navy in total ruins, and a shattered amphibious force.Looking at this situation from an economic perspective, a Chinese invasion of Taiwan could mean trillions of dollars in losses and a serious global recession.As tensions between China and the United States grow, from a regional perspective, most Southeast Asian countries will anxiously seek to remain neutral, however, this may be difficult. Yet the Philippines faces more challenging choices than most. The outcome of its choices will also matter more to the United States and China.
Watch the report via the Youtube link
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