Military balance in Indo-Pacific region 'becoming more unfavourable to US'

摘要

US Navy Admiral Philip Davidson, the commander of the US Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM), has warned that the "greatest danger" facing the United States in the Indo-Pacific region is the "erosion of conventional deterrence capabilities vis-a-vis China". Testifying before the US Senate Armed Services Committee on 9 March, Adm Davidson warned that "without a valid and convincing conventional deterrent" China "will be emboldened to take action in the region to supplant US interests", adding that, as the military balance in the Indo-Pacific becomes "more unfavourable" to the US, "we are accumulating additional risk that may embolden our adversaries and competitors to attempt unilaterally changing the status quo".