The head of the Pentagon launched the alarm on Taiwan. And China has not taken it at all at all
Pete Hegseth was clear: China represents an “imminent” threat for indo-patrified. An alarm that the chief of the Pentagon launched during his intervention, on Saturday, at the Shangri-La Dialogue.
“Here in the Indus-Pacific, our future is linked,” he told the bystanders. “We share your vision of peace and stability, of prosperity and security. And we are here to stay,” he continued. “And in fact, we are here this morning, someone else is not there,” he continued, referring to the fact that Beijing did not send his defense minister to the forum. “There is no reason to give the pill. The threat represented by China is real and could be imminent,” he continued. Hegseth has also stated that Beijing would be preparing to attack Taiwan: a scenario that, he specified, “would have devastating consequences for indo-transfest and for the world”.
“We do not seek conflict with the communist China. But we will not let ourselves be hired from this crucial region and we will not allow our allies and partners to be made subordinated and intimidated”he continued, “must be clear to everyone that Beijing is preparing himself credible to resort to military force potentially to alter the balance of power in the Indus-Pacific”. The head of the Pentagon therefore promised US support for Asian allies, but also stressed that the allies themselves will have to spend more for their defense. “We ask, and indeed we insist that our allies and partners do their part on the defense. Sometimes this means facing uncomfortable and difficult conversations,” he said.
Words, those of Hegseth, who were not well -liked by Beijing. Although not having sent its defense minister to Shangri-La Dialogue, China still sent a lower delegation, which replied to the declarations of the head of the Pentagon, speaking of “unfounded accusations”. “Some statements are completely invented, others distort the facts and others are like the cases of thieves who shout ‘thieves’ stops”, added the delegation, and then conclude: “These actions are nothing more than attempting to cause disorders, incite to the division and foment the clash to destabilize the Asia-Pacific region”. On Sunday, the Beijing Foreign Ministry has increased the dose, intimating to the United States of “not playing with fire” as regards Taiwan.
Hegseth’s statements took place after the day before, Donald Trump had accused Beijing that he had “totally violated” the provisional commercial agreement he had tightened with Washington May 12th. An accusation to which the Chinese embassy in the United States had replied with irritation. Everything took place in an atmosphere of crossed attacks. The United States accused China of not having resumed the exports of rare lands, while China has accused the United States of continuing with the restrictions on the export of technological material. In short, the tension between the two giants is returning to climb: not only on trade but also on the delicate issue of ado-transfers.
