The President's former National Security Advisor in the Trump Administration called for "to deploy the entire Marine Corps to the Pacific".
< p>US presidential candidate Donald Trump's top foreign policy advisers are preparing to pursue a more aggressive policy towards China if the Republican candidate takes over the White House. In particular, they advocate a larger build-up of US military power in Asia and tariffs on Chinese imports.
This was reported by The Hill.
The report says that Robert O'Brien, who served as the President's national security adviser in the Trump administration, called for “deploying the entire Marine Corps to the Pacific,” expanding missile defense and fighter jet fleets, and also transfer the Navy aircraft carrier from the Atlantic to the Pacific. .
Former Deputy National Security Advisor to the President Matt Pottinger called for an increase in America's defense budget by $800 billion. According to him, this is necessary both to help Ukraine in its defense war against Russia and to deter Chinese aggression in the Indo-Pacific region.
“There is no such thing as an accidental war. Washington's fixation on unintended conflicts and hotlines may have pushed Beijing toward more aggressive behavior,” the publication quotes Matt Pottinger as saying.
The publication noted that the former senior officials mentioned will likely serve in the next Trump administration if he returns to the White House.
As The Hill noted, Trump has a long history of speaking harshly about China, even as he has sometimes expressed admiration for Xi Jinping's strength as a leader.
Recall that presidential candidate Donald Trump said that if the United States has a “smart” leader, then countries such as Russia, China and North Korea will cease to be enemies of Washington.
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