Gone is the wishy-washy language of the Biden regime.

He said that Beijing was “credibly preparing to potentially use military force to alter the balance of power” in Asia, and referred to a 2027 deadline that President Xi Jinping has allegedly given for China’s military to be capable to invade Taiwan.

 

This is a date put forth by US officials and generals for years, but has never been confirmed by Beijing.

 

China “is building the military needed to do it, training for it, every day and rehearsing for the real deal”, Hegseth said.

 

“Let me be clear: any attempt by Communist China to conquer Taiwan by force would result in devastating consequences for the Indo-Pacific and the world. There’s no reason to sugarcoat it. The threat China poses is real. And it could be imminent. We hope not but certainly could be.”