A United States Air Force war game exercise resulted in a resounding Chinese victory and an invasion of Taiwan.
“Whenever we war-gamed a Taiwan scenario over the years, our Blue Team routinely got its ass handed to it, because, in that scenario, time is a precious commodity, and it plays to China’s strength in terms of proximity and capabilities,” senior RAND Corporation analyst David Ochmanek said.
The simulation began with China launching a biological attack against U.S. bases and warships, which escalated to the communist country using a training exercise to mask its invasion of Taiwan while it launched missiles at American bases and Naval forces.
“More than a decade ago, our war games indicated that the Chinese were doing a good job of investing in military capabilities that would make our preferred model of expeditionary warfare, where we push forces forward and operate out of relatively safe bases and sanctuaries, increasingly difficult,” said Air Force Lt. Gen. S. Clinton Hinote.
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“The trend in our war games was not just that we were losing, but we were losing faster,” Hinote added.
China’s success in the simulation was helped by its desire to maintain its control over its regional sphere of influence, while U.S. forces suffered from “attention deficit disorder” brought on by dealing with multiple conflicts across the globe, Ochmanek said.
U.S. Indo-Pacific Commander Adm. Philip Davidson warned Congress Tuesday that China has taken on an “increasingly assertive military posture” with the goal of replacing the U.S. as the world’s dominant superpower.
The news comes after President Biden was often critical of former President Donald Trump’s tough stance on China throughout the campaign, where he routinely downplayed the threat the communist country posed to U.S. interests.
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But the president seemingly changed his tune on the issue shortly after taking office, saying China will “eat our lunch” after speaking with Chinese President Xi Jinping for the first time.
“Last night, I was on the phone for two straight hours with Xi Jinping,” Biden told reporters. “It was a good conversation. I know him well. We spent a lot of time together over the years I was vice president, but if we don’t get moving, they’re going to eat our lunch. They have major, major new initiatives on rail. They already have rail that goes 325 miles per hour with ease. They are working very hard to do what I think we’re gonna have to do.”
