{"id":2203363,"date":"2024-03-21T12:55:02","date_gmt":"2024-03-21T16:55:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/china-building-up-military-at-rapid-pace-as-it-eyes-taiwan-takeover-us-admiral-says\/"},"modified":"2024-03-21T12:58:01","modified_gmt":"2024-03-21T16:58:01","slug":"china-building-up-military-at-rapid-pace-as-it-eyes-taiwan-takeover-us-admiral-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/china-building-up-military-at-rapid-pace-as-it-eyes-taiwan-takeover-us-admiral-says\/","title":{"rendered":"China is rapidly strengthening its military as it sets its sights on taking over Taiwan, according to a US Admiral"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">40<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fchina-building-up-military-at-rapid-pace-as-it-eyes-taiwan-takeover-us-admiral-says%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2203363&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>China&#8217;s Military Buildup and Taiwan Takeover Concerns: What Admiral John \u2062Aquilino Revealed<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<figure><figcaption>Chinese <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-dni-chief-ufos-seen-that-replicate-technology-unavailable-to-humans\/\" title=\"Former DNI Chief: UFOs Seen That Replicate Technology Unavailable To Humans\">aircraft carrier<\/a> (Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>Amid rising \u2063tensions,\u200c Admiral John Aquilino\u2064 highlighted China&#8217;s \u2063rapid military escalation targeted at\u2062 possibly overtaking Taiwan by 2027. The People\u2019s \u2063Liberation Army appears aligned with President Xi Jinping\u2019s \u2062directive for\u200d readiness, aiming to \u2064unify Taiwan\u2063 with mainland China forcefully if needed, as Admiral \u2063John Aquilino revealed before the House Armed\u2062 Services Committee.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Admiral Aquilino emphasized China&#8217;s significant defense budget surge,\u2063 surpassing\u200d $223 billion, despite economic\u2062 challenges. Since President Joe\u2064 Biden took office, the \u200bChinese military has seen substantial growth, acquiring hundreds\u200d of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/airliner-forced-down-to-arrest-anti-lukashenko-activist\/\" title=\"Airliner Forced Down to Arrest Anti-Lukashenko Activist\">fighter aircraft<\/a>, warships,\u2063 and missiles while executing simulated invasions of Taiwan.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Key Points Unveiled in the\u2064 Testimony:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span>China escalated defense spending by 16% to over \u200d$223 billion.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>CCP enhanced military with 400+ fighter aircraft and 20 warships.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Doubled ballistic and cruise missile numbers.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Repeated military exercises simulating Taiwan invasions.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span>Rep. Mike\u200c Rogers acknowledged China&#8217;s military advancements, citing the introduction of modern weaponry like hypersonic weapons and fifth-generation fighters. The People\u2019s Liberation Army&#8217;s \u200denhanced capabilities include a powerful navy comprising a\u200d new aircraft carrier and\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/russias-naval-strategy-for-the-indo-pacific\/\" title=\"Russia\u2019s Naval Strategy for the Indo-Pacific\">nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Meanwhile, China&#8217;s \u200cForeign Ministry spokesman denounced U.S. officials for fueling tension by exaggerating the China-threat narrative and instigating conflicts across the Taiwan Strait.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>President Biden proposed a substantial $850 billion Pentagon budget\u200b for fiscal year 2025, with a focus \u2062on enhancing support for allies and addressing aggression in the Taiwan Strait. This includes a $500 million allocation to \u200dreinforce Taiwan&#8217;s defense against potential threats.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to a top U.S. admiral, China is swiftly enhancing its military power to potentially invade Taiwan by 2027. The People\u2019s Liberation Army seems to be aligning with President Xi Jinping\u2019s directive for readiness, as shown by their actions<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2807,"featured_media":2203364,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/China-scaled-e1631546985605.jpeg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[544],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2203363","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-free-beacon"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/China-scaled-e1631546985605.jpeg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2203363","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2807"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2203363"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2203363\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2203364"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2203363"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2203363"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2203363"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}