US Must Shift Focus Away From Europe to Deter China War for Taiwan: Hawley
The United States would lose a war against China over the future of Taiwan unless it shifts its defense priorities away from Europe, according to one senior Republican.
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) said the United States had overextended itself with its support for Ukraine’s defense against the Russian invasion, and that it would not be able to deter China without first pulling back from Ukraine.
“China is on the march and we are not at this moment prepared to stop them,” Hawley said during a Feb. 16 talk with the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank.
“If China were to invade Taiwan today, they would prevail.”…