The Chinese military unveiled new weapons systems on Monday — as it celebrated the 70th year of the Communist Party’s rule inside the nation — that have experts in the United States worried that the age of unchallenged U.S. military dominance is rapidly coming to an end.
“We’re no longer in a period of overwhelming American dominance but rather one in which our armed forces are adapting to fight against near-peer competitors who are fielding increasingly sophisticated capabilities,” said Randall G. Schriver, assistant secretary of defense for Indo-Pacific security affairs, according to The Washington Times. “Instead of expecting to dominate an opponent, our armed forces are learning to expect to be contested throughout a fight while achieving the political objectives set for them.”
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