Nikkei: Deterring China is a Pillar of New US Defense Strategy

Nikkei is reporting that a new draft strategy document from the Pentagon makes deterring China a key pillar of US defense goals.

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00:00Deterring China is central to the Pentagon's latest national defense strategy, according

00:06to Nikkei Asia.

00:08The report cited a source saying an 80-page draft document draws on speeches by U.S. Vice

00:14President J.D. Vance and the writings of Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Elbridge

00:19Colby.

00:21The source says the U.S. aims to stress Taiwan's importance.

00:25Colby has called Taiwan China's most vulnerable and strategically significant target.

00:31The document will likely be sent to the U.S. Defense Secretary and the White House for

00:36review before the end of the month.