China Seeks its "Suez Moment" to Seize the U.S.'s Global Standing | Opinion
Todd Stein
On 4/26/21 at 6:00 AM EDT
President Joe Biden's defense budget proposal rightly lists deterring the People's Republic of China (PRC) as a top priority. But it will take more than a modest increase in military spending to counter China's aggressive efforts to unseat the U.S. at the head of global power.
The $753 billion Biden has earmarked for total defense spending in fiscal year 2022 reflects an increase of less than 2 percent over this year's allocation, which already is spread too thinly over multiple strategic priorities. By contrast, the PRC's military growth has outpaced that of the U.S. nearly every year for the past decade.