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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.