"A high ranking USA general ranking has issued an warning for the potential for an impending conflict with China"

 

A four-star US Air Force general encouraged his commanders to push their units this year to reach the highest operational battle readiness level possible since a fight with China might occur as early as 2025, most likely over Taiwan.

The chief of Air Mobility Command, General Mike Minihan, stated that the primary objective should be to dissuade "and, if needed, defeat" China in a confidential document that was initially leaked on social media on Friday and later verified as real by the Pentagon.

"I'm hoping I'm mistaken. We'll fight in 2025, my instincts tell me," Minihan declared.

Minihan explained his thinking, claiming that the upcoming presidential elections in Taiwan would provide Chinese President Xi Jinping with justification for military attack while the United States would be preoccupied with its own presidential election.

He said, "For 2025, Xi's team, purpose, and opportunity are all aligned."

Additionally, the message instructs every member of Mobile Command to visit the shooting range, "fire a clip" into a target, and "aim for the head." In response to an email from AFP asking about the letter, a Pentagon spokeswoman said, "Yes, it's factual that he sent that out."

Senior US officials have recently suggested that China appeared to be moving more quickly toward annexing Taiwan, a self-governing democracy that Beijing claims as its own.

Major military drills were conducted by China in August of last year, which were perceived as a practice invasion after then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who was second in line for the White House at the time, made a defiant solidarity visit to Taipei.

In 1979, the United States moved its recognition from Taipei to Beijing, yet it continues to supply Taiwan weaponry for its defense.

In response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, an increasing number of US legislators have urged for stepping up support, even providing Taiwan direct military help.