US general: China hiking military capability at ‘very serious and sustained rate’

Jun 10, 2021 10:18 PM PHT

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US general: China hiking military capability at ‘very serious and sustained rate’

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs U.S. Army General Mark Milley attends a hearing on the Pentagon’s budget request to testify before a Senate Armed Services Committee, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, U.S., June 10, 2021.

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'We must ensure that we retain our competitive and technological edge,' US Army General Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

China is increasing its military capability at “a very serious and sustained rate,” the top US general said in testimony to the Senate on Thursday, June 10, as he warned of a risk of increased threat to peace and global stability.

“We must ensure that we retain our competitive and technological edge,” Army General Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told the Senate Armed Services Committee.

The United States has put countering China at the heart of its national security policy for several years now, with both countries at loggerheads over issues from Taiwan and human rights to Chinese military activities in the disputed South China Sea. – Rappler.com