Military official warns war with China could be on the horizon - Fact Check Team
In a memo, Air Force General Michael A. Minihan warned troops that war with China is on the horizon — possibly as soon as 2025. A major concern — and potential trigger — is whether China will invade Taiwan and in September, President Joe Biden said that the U.S. would defend Taiwan if that were to happen. Tensions between the two counties have been mounting for some time and rose even higher after Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan because China viewed that as the U.S. picking a side. As a result, there was an increase in Chinese military activity. Just one day after the trip, China rehearsed a blockade by firing missiles and sending battleships and warplanes to six strategically important locations on all sides of the main island. The memo says Taiwan and U.S. elections could play a big role. In Taiwan’s 2024 presidential election, voters will be asked to choose between a party that supports China or the democratic progressive party that resists China’s authority. The memo also says that the U.S. presidential race will offer China a “distracted America” because our focus will be on elections. The Pentagon, however, doesn’t share the same view. A U.S. defense official said that the general’s comments “are not representative of the Department’s view on China.” Earlier this month, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin also said he “seriously doubted” China’s increased military activity means a Taiwan invasion is imminent. More on this story: https://thenationaldesk.com/news/fact... -------------------------------------- The National Desk (TND) brings you award-winning local storytelling from Sinclair Broadcast Group's local TV newsrooms across the United States and feeds from sources throughout the world. Like us on Facebook for live feeds, video: / tnd Follow us on Twitter: / tnd Follow us on Instagram: / tnd Read more & watch our videos: http://thenationaldesk.com TND covers content from Sinclair's stations in: Abilene-San Angelo, TX : KTXS Albany, GA : WFXL Albany, NY : WRGB Amarillo, TX : KVII Asheville, NC : WLOS Austin , TX : KEYE Bakersfield, CA : KBAK/KBFX Baltimore : WBFF Beaumont, TX : KFDM/KBTV Birmingham, AL : WBMA Boise, ID : KBOI/KYUU Bristol, VA : WCYB Cedar Rapids, IA : KGAN/KFXA Champaign, IL : WCCU Charleston, SC : WCIV Charleston, WV : WCHS/WVAH Chattanooga, TN : WTVC Cincinnati, OH : WKRC/WSTR Columbia, SC : WACH Columbus, OH : WSYX/WTTE Dayton, OH : WKEF/WRGT El Paso, TX : KFOX/KDBC Eugene, OR : KVAL/KMTR Eureka, CA : KAEF Flint, MI : WEYI/WBSF Fresno, CA : KMPH Gainesville, FL : WGFL Green Bay, WI : WLUK Greenville-New Bern, NC : WCTI Harlingen, TX : KGBT Harrisburg, PA : WHP Jefferson City, MO : KRCG Johnstown, PA : WJAC Kalamazoo-Grand Rapids, MI : WWMT Kirksville-Ottumwa, IA : KTVO Las Vegas, NV : KSNV Lewiston, ID : KLEW Lincoln, NE : KHGI/KWNB Little Rock, AR : KATV Lynchburg, VA : WSET Macon, GA : WGXA Medford, OR : KTVL Mobile, AL : WPMI Myrtle Beach, SC : WPDE Nashville, TN : WZTV Oklahoma City : KOCB/KOKH Pasco, WA : KEPR Pensacola, FL : WEAR/WFGX Portland, ME : WGME/WPFO Portland, OR : KATU/KUNP Providence, RI : WJAR Quincy-Hannibal, IL : KHQA Redding-Chico, CA : KRCR Reno, NV : KRNV/KRXI Rochester, NY : WHAM Salt Lake City : KUTV San Antonio, TX : KABB/WOAI Savannah, GA : WTGS Seattle, WA : KOMO/KUNS Sioux City, IA : KMEG/KPTH South Bend, IN : WSBT Springfield, IL : WICS Steubenville, OH : WTOV Syracuse, NY : WSTM Toledo, OH : WNWO Traverse City, MI : WPBN Tulsa, OK : KTUL Washington DC : WJLA West Palm Beach, FL : WPEC Wilkes-Barre, PA : WOLF Yakima, WA : KIMA This video and all Sinclair Broadcast Group content archives of local news and sports coverage are available for your use. For more information contact us at [email protected]
