US ‘absolutely’ has ability to defend Taiwan, says top Pentagon general,


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WASHINGTON (AFP) – The United States military “absolutely” has the ability to defend Taiwan from an attack by China if called on to do so, US Joint Chiefs chairman Mark Milley said on Wednesday (Nov 3). But the Pentagon’s top general also warned that China’s military had made stunning technological advances in a short time, signified by its recent globe-circling hypersonic missile test, leaving the world poised to enter an era of increased strategic instability. Milley told the Aspen Security Forum he did not expect China would take military action against Taiwan, which Beijing views as a breakaway province, in...