U.S. Air Force General Believes China Will Attack Taiwan in 2025
General Minihan does offer a plausible scenario on why 2025 would be a good time for China to attack Taiwan:
China could be at war with the United States two years from now, a top Air Force general predicted in a bombastic and unusual memo to troops under his command, asserting a significantly shorter timeline before potential conflict than any other senior U.S. defense official to date.
Gen. Michael A. Minihan, who as head of Air Mobility Command oversees the service’s fleet of transport and refueling aircraft, warned personnel to speed their preparations for a potential conflict, citing Chinese President Xi Jinping’s aspirations and the possibility that Americans will not be paying attention until it is too late.
“I hope I am wrong,” Minihan wrote. “My gut tells me we will fight in 2025. Xi secured his third term and set his war council in October 2022. Taiwan’s presidential elections are in 2024 and will offer Xi a reason. United States’ presidential elections are in 2024 and will offer Xi a distracted America. Xi’s team, reason, and opportunity are all aligned for 2025.”
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No one attacks the strong man, they attack the weak. And if the USA appears weak, no one will be deterred from attacking our allies.
No doubt he knows as well as anyone the threat that China poses. However, he’s the head of the Air Mobility Command. He’s not a Combatant Commander, not on the National Security Council, and not a member of the JCS. Biden already knows the threat that China poses, he gets briefed on it daily. He doesn’t need to see one of his four star generals giving opinions to the press, no matter how well intentioned it may be.