General Mark Milley, however, considered it unlikely that China would take any military action against Taiwan.
The United States “absolutely has the ability” to defend Taiwan from an attack by China should it have the need to do so, Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley said Wednesday.
General Milley, however, considered it unlikely that China would take any military action against Taiwan, which Beijing considers a renegade province, in the next 24 months.
But, when asked at the Aspen Security Forum whether the Pentagon could defend the island, he replied: “We absolutely have the capacity. There is no doubt about it”.
He also said that the United States maintains its policy of “strategic ambiguity” regarding the protection of Taiwan, and that it would be a presidential decision to intervene or not if China acted to gain control of the island.
“We absolutely have the ability to do all kinds of things around the world, including that if necessary,” Milley insisted.
He also added that the United States believes that the differences between China and Taiwan should be resolved peacefully based on the will of the citizens of both sides.
“We are simply interested in a peaceful outcome,” Milley said. (I)
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