China Watching
The prospect of war with China is not something that draws lots of attention, at least not for this blog (despite the numerous posts on the subject). That being said, it is something that requires the attention of the various strategists responsible for planning for the defense of the United States and our interests. Today I came across two post on the subject of Chinese power and the potential for war worth sharing (not that others aren’t out there, just haven’t seen them yet).
First, in a post that reminds me of the excellent debate at Bill Roggio’s The Fourth Rail just a couple of weeks ago, Tom, the Redhunter, revises his estimate of the timetable for a potential Chinese attack on Taiwan.
Second, Bill Rice, at Dawn’s Early Light, takes a look at the shifting sphere of influence and power in the South China Sea and Taiwan Strait. Bill put this up on Friday, but I missed it then and didn’t visit over the weekend.
As I’ve noted in previous post, the prospect for war with China is real and growing at this time. Our defense appropriations for the upcoming year, along with the efforts to transform the military, aren’t entirely in sync with the potential for war with China, particularly the reduction in naval capacity, which Bill notes.
Today, like the last three weeks, I’ll not be presenting any lengthy additions to the debate, I’ll just recommend the above mentioned to you.
