In the event of a 'limited war,' China's 'aim would be to strike first to secure longstanding political goals or strategically valuable objectives before the United States can do anything to stop it,' a report found.
The United States' military posture in the Indo-Pacific region has eroded due to political infighting, costly engagements elsewhere and other debilitating factors, giving a rapidly-rising China the upper hand in the event of a conflict, according to a new report.
While the U.S. remains widely seen as the world's foremost military power, the"combined effect of ongoing wars in the Middle East, budget austerity, underinvestment in advanced military capabilities and the scale of America's liberal order-building agenda has left the US armed forces ill-prepared for great power competition in the Indo-Pacific."
China's guided-missile frigate Liupanshui fires an acoustic decoy during a four-day exercise from August 8-11 with a flotilla of the Southern Theater Command in the South China Sea. The Chinese military has stepped up training, especially for its naval forces deployed to the contested waters of the South China Sea.While the U.S.
The U.S. has devoted more money to its defense budget than at least the next seven countries combined and maintained hundreds of military installations across the Indo-Pacific. However,"an outdated superpower mindset" that"regards America's role in the world as defending an expansive liberal order" meant the Pentagon may be stretched too thin and Washington too distracted to address a Chinese challenge in time, according to the report.
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