THE U.S. IS CAUTIOUSLY MOVING AHEAD with long-held but risky plans for a war on China, exploiting Taiwan to justify a conflict.
- Deputy US war minister Elbridge Colby asked Japan last week to define what role it would play in an upcoming conflict, the Financial Times reported. (1)
- The request echoes a plan…
TAIWAN MUST DIVERT huge amounts of its people’s money to spend on weapons, US war strategist Elbridge Colby said yesterday. “I honestly don't get why Taiwan isn't spending 10% or more of its GDP on defense,” he wrote.
Ten per cent or more?
For comparison, most countries spend about 2%, or less, and the United…
