Hicks: Chinese Military Expansion Poses Threats to Guam, Hawaii

Current Articles | Archives Hicks: Chinese Military Expansion Poses Threats to Guam, Hawaii byJohn Grady, USNI News, October 4, 2021 The United States has "real reasons for concern" over China's expanding size and range of its military capabilities close to Japan that also pose threats to Guam and Hawaii, as well as Australia, the deputy secretary of defense said Friday. Kathleen Hicks said President Xi Jinping's rhetoric is making "clear their intentions" to be a global military power. Speaking in a Center for Strategic and International Studies online forum, she said the growth of Chinese military capabilities is "the mark…