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The Pentagon Says That the Need to Boost Taiwan Defenses Is ‘Urgent’

The United States sees an “urgent” need to bolster defenses in Taiwan amid worrying signals that China wants to reclaim its island neighbor, according to a top Pentagon official in Asia.

Ely Ratner, the assistant secretary of defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs, said at a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on Wednesday that China is likely preparing to “unify” Taiwan under the People’s Republic of China. He called the threat “real and dangerous.”

“Bolstering Taiwan’s defenses is an urgent task,” Ratner said. “We are modernizing our capabilities, updating U.S. force posture and developing new operational concepts.”

Read the source article at The Hill

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