The key to countering China requires restoring our industrial might at home
Texas Insider Report: WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. intelligence predicts a Chinese invasion of Taiwan by 2027, just two short years away. The fall of Taiwan would ensure China corners the world’s market for semiconductor chips — used in everything from cars to smartphones to satellites. A victory there for the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) would also, no doubt, embolden the authoritarian regime’s expansionist ambitions elsewhere.
The CCP has made it abundantly clear that its goal is to challenge U.S. global dominance and undermine the West politically, economically, and militarily.
It’s no secret that China’s military expansion is proceeding at an alarming rate, even after you account for Beijing’s propaganda campaigns.
Without a robust navy, the U.S. will be unable to project power in the Indo-Pacific and maintain the capability to deter CCP belligerence. In fact, while the U.S. Navy currently holds a technological advantage in terms of the ships and weapons systems at its disposal, China’s navy currently holds a four-to-one advantage in terms of ships deployed to the region.
The United States would likely struggle to replace the loss of even a portion of its fleet should it become involved in a hot conflict with China in the near future.
How do we prevent this bleak scenario? By restoring America's defense industrial base now, before it's too late.
- Read more in Cong. Fallon's latest column and analysis for RealClear Defense HERE.
