The Pre-War Era: China's Timetable

In many ways China is peaking at the moment yeah well I think you know it's it's these things are all very difficult to say. A war over Taiwan would be economically devastating for China a war over Taiwan to be economically devastating to all of us but for China. If we act deliberately and intelligently Japanese are doubling their defense budget Australia has its new defense review contains some very very positive things in the US our budgets are going up and we're thinking in a much more focused way. India is beginning to think about the South China Sea more than it has in the past Vietnam knows what's at stake so I think it's still possible that we get through this without a confrontation with China