{"id":2461640,"date":"2025-07-14T21:13:02","date_gmt":"2025-07-15T01:13:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pentagon-is-pressuring-key-us-allies-about-potential-war-with-china-report\/"},"modified":"2025-07-14T21:14:43","modified_gmt":"2025-07-15T01:14:43","slug":"pentagon-is-pressuring-key-us-allies-about-potential-war-with-china-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pentagon-is-pressuring-key-us-allies-about-potential-war-with-china-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Pentagon Is Pressuring Key US Allies About Potential War with China: Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/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%2Fpentagon-is-pressuring-key-us-allies-about-potential-war-with-china-report%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=2461640&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--><p>The United States is actively working to ensure that key Pacific allies, particularly Japan and Australia, are prepared in the event of a war with China, according to recent reports. This effort comes amid China&#8217;s repeated aggressive rhetoric about perhaps invading Taiwan. U.S.officials, including Undersecretary of Defense for policy Elbridge Colby, have been urging thes allies to increase thier <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-releases-list-of-president-trumps-accomplishments-and-it-is-historic\/\" title=\"White House Releases List of ...\u2019s Accomplishments \u2013  And It Is Historic!\">defense spending<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-house-republicans-slam-defense-secretary-for-focusing-on-pride-month-woke-lqbtq-agenda\/\" title=\"EXCLUSIVE: House Republicans Slam ... Secretary For Focusing On Pride Month, \u2018Woke LQBTQ ...\u2019\">enhance military readiness<\/a> as part of a strategy to strengthen deterrence and maintain peace through military strength. While the U.S. does not seek conflict or domination over China, it emphasizes the importance of collective defense and preparedness.<\/p>\n<p>Publicly,U.S. responses to a potential Taiwan conflict have been somewhat ambiguous, with President Biden indicating support for Taiwan and former President Trump remaining silent on the issue. This uncertainty has been mirrored by allies, with Japanese and Australian officials avoiding hypothetical commitments on defending Taiwan. Nonetheless, the U.S.considers Japan&#8217;s support crucial, not only for its military forces but also for the strategic use of U.S. bases on Japanese territory, especially in areas close to Taiwan like the Ryukyu Islands. The overall approach aims to encourage allies to bolster their defense capabilities to deter aggression and uphold regional stability.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The United States is working to ensure that if war with China comes, major Pacific allies are ready, according to a new report.<\/p>\n<p>China has issued years of bellicose verbal barrages about invading <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/china-invades-taiwan-pay-close-attention-will-happen-islands-7-elevens\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Taiwan<\/a>, leading Elbridge Colby, undersecretary of defense for policy, to push Japanese and Australian defense officials toward readiness, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/41e272e4-5b25-47ee-807c-2b57c1316fe4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Financial Times<\/a>, which cited sources it did not name.<\/p>\n<p>The &ldquo;animating theme&rdquo; of the talks has been &ldquo;to intensify and accelerate efforts to strengthen deterrence in a balanced, equitable way,&rdquo; the Financial Times quoted a U.S. official it did not name as saying.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We do not seek war. Nor do we seek to dominate China itself. What we are doing is ensuring the United States and its allies have the military strength to underwrite diplomacy and guarantee peace,&rdquo; the official said.<\/p>\n<p>One request has been to increase <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tier-one-us-special-forces-unit-preparing-chinese-invasion-taiwan-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">defense spending<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We are coming to our allies in the Indo-Pacific, very similar to what the president did in Europe, and saying this is the threat environment,&rdquo; a U.S. official said. &ldquo;Obviously, some of these are tough conversations, including on defense spending. But we think it will leave us all in a better place.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. has publicly hedged what it would do if Taiwan was attacked. Former President Joe Biden indicated the U.S. would support Taiwan, but President Donald Trump has made no public comments.<\/p>\n<p>America&rsquo;s public uncertainty has led to similar positions by its allies.<\/p>\n<p>The Japanese defense ministry said it was &ldquo;difficult to answer the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trumps-lawyer-says-hillary-clinton-could-be-impeached-under-new-precedent\/\" title=\"Trump\u2019s Lawyer Says Hillary Clinton Could Be Impeached Under New Precedent\">hypothetical question<\/a> of a &lsquo;Taiwan emergency.&rsquo;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Australian defense industry minister Pat Conroy said any decision about defending Taiwan in a war &ldquo;will be made by the government of the day.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;That is our position,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;We don&rsquo;t engage in hypotheticals.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Colby publicly said the U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >believes increased defense spending<\/a> can help achieve peace.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">As the Department has made abundantly and consistently clear, we at DOD are focused on implementing the President&rsquo;s America First, common sense agenda of restoring deterrence and achieving peace through strength. That includes by urging allies to step up their defense spending&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vU3jnNhqSA\">https:\/\/t.co\/vU3jnNhqSA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Under Secretary of Defense Elbridge Colby (@USDPColby) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USDPColby\/status\/1944045317227151579?\">July 12, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;As the Department has made abundantly and consistently clear, we at DOD are focused on implementing the President&rsquo;s America First, common sense agenda of restoring deterrence and achieving peace through strength,&rdquo; Colby wrote in a post on X.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;That includes by urging allies to step up their defense spending and other efforts related to our collective defense. This has been a hallmark of President Trump&rsquo;s strategy &ndash; in Asia as in Europe where it has already been tremendously successful,&rdquo; he continued.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Of course, some among our allies might not welcome frank conversations. But many, now led by NATO after the historic Hague Summit, are seeing the urgent need to step up and are doing so. President Trump has shown the approach and the formula &ndash; and we will not be deterred from advancing his agenda,&rdquo; Colby said.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/china-begins-permanent-warship-deployment-direct-challenge-us-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Japan&rsquo;s support<\/a> in a potential conflict with China would be vital, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/pentagon-presses-japan-australia-role-possible-taiwan-conflict\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Japan is always critical, and when I say critical, like we can&rsquo;t win the war without them,&rdquo; Mark Cancian, defense expert at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, remarked to the outlet.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Their forces are important, but our ability to use our bases in Japan is critical,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Japan and the U.S. have practiced moving troops through the Ryukyu islands, which come as close as 80 miles to Taiwan.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Due to China&#8217;s repeated aggressive statements about invading Taiwan, Elbridge Colby, the undersecretary of defense for policy, has encouraged Japanese and Australian defense leaders to enhance their readiness. The discussions have focused on strengthening deterrence in a balanced and fair manner. A U.S. official emphasized that the goal is not war or domination over China but ensuring that the U.S. and its allies maintain enough military strength to support diplomacy and secure peace. One aspect of this effort includes urging allies to increase their defense budgets<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2461641,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Elbridge-Colby.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[4501,3761,59097,59096],"class_list":["post-2461640","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-china","tag-pentagon","tag-potential-war","tag-us-allies"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Elbridge-Colby.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2461640","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2461640"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2461640\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2461644,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2461640\/revisions\/2461644"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2461641"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2461640"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2461640"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2461640"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}