AMERICA faces defeat by China in a war over Taiwan in just a week and needs to “urgently” up its preparations, a leading expert has said.
The chilling warning from Oriana Skyler Mastro, an authority on China’s military and US Air Force strategist, comes after years of simulations showing crushing defeats for America.
China regards Taiwan as part of its territory and has vowed unification with the mainland, by force if necessary, while Joe Biden recently promised the US will defend the island.
Taiwan is effectively an independent country, though not recognised by the internationally, but any moves towards full independence will almost certainly lead to war.
Should that happen, Skyler Mastro outlined what she called “a worst case scenario and the one that’s hardest for the United States to deal with”.
And down the years simulations have shown the US facing defeat in a war with China – with some war games showing Beijing “running rings” around them.
