At the International Security Forum, Admiral John C. Aquilino said President Xi Jinping wants the Chinese military to be on par with the United States of America military by 2027. China has the second largest army in the world, which it is rapidly expanding and modernizing.
The top commander of the United States of America Indo-Pacific Naval Command, Admiral John C. Aquilino, called China's growing military might a threat to the free seas. He stressed the need to take immediate steps against Chinese military activities in the region.
At the International Security Forum, the admiral said, "President Xi Jinping wants the Chinese military to be on par with the US military by 2027. China has the world's second largest army, which it is rapidly expanding and modernizing."In such a situation, more work will have to be done with the US and its allies in international waters.
He said, China has recently sent fighter jets to Taiwan. He is threatening to use force. This week Chinese ships also intercepted two boats from the Philippines. It is necessary to stop these aggressive acts.
Russia-China ahead of America in hypersonic technology, US officials expressed concern
America is not as advanced as Russia and China in terms of hypersonic technology. US Deputy Chief of Space Operations General David Thompson has expressed concern about this. The US is not as advanced in hypersonic programs as the Chinese or Russians, he said at the International Security Forum in Halifax on Saturday, Sputnik reported.
Hypersonic missiles attack targets by changing directions at such a high speed that they are nearly impossible to track and destroy. Russia is the only country to have fully equipped hypersonic missiles. The Russian Armed Forces have the KH-47M2 Kinjal air-launched ballistic missile, the Avangard hypersonic glide vehicle and the 3M22 Zircon anti-ship hypersonic cruise missile under test.
China gave advice to America, leave the mindset of cold war for the betterment of the world
China's ambassador to the US, Quin Gang, suggested that China and America should leave the Cold War mentality. "Drawing ideological lines after the end of the Cold War and escalation of rivalry must be stopped," Gang told the Brooking Institution's board meeting. He said that China and the United States need to increase cooperation and dialogue among themselves, so that they can better fulfill their share of international responsibilities.
