The Pentagon Sizes Up China, Sees a Serious Military Threat

Yet projecting power is also expensive for an America with little money to spare. How should Washington proceed? China’s tank crew members take part in a tank biathlon competition at the 2020 International Army Games at the Alabino training ground. Sergei Karpukhin/TASS (Photo by Sergei KarpukhinTASS via Getty Images) September 10, 2020 Doug Bandow The purpose of Americaࢀ™s military is to protect the United States. That requires imagining all manner of potential dangers. And in the Pentagonࢀ™s eye, the Peopleࢀ™s Republic of China is moving from theoretical to serious military threat. The ࢀœ2020 China Military Power Reportࢀ is the 20th…