February 10, 2020 | FDD's Foreign Podicy

China and the Future of Defense

Episode 49
February 10, 2020 | FDD's Foreign Podicy

China and the Future of Defense

Episode 49

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The Chinese Communist Party represents a multi-faceted and increasingly formidable threat to the United States and its democratic allies. In this intense competition with Beijing, the U.S. must ensure its warfighters have the most capable and technologically advanced weapons in the world.

If America’s technological superiority is allowed to deteriorate, Beijing may be tempted to undertake aggression that the U.S. could struggle to defeat — aggression that could have been avoided.

To prevent this from happening, the House Armed Services Committee has established a Future of Defense Task Force focused on the U.S. defense innovation base.

On this special edition episode of Foreign Podicy, my colleague Bradley Bowman — Senior Director of FDD’s Center on Military and Political Power (CMPP)— is joined by the task force’s co-chair — Congressman Seth Moulton, a Democrat from Massachusetts — to discuss the goals of the task force, the health of the U.S. defense innovation base, and the growing threat from China.

Representative Seth Moulton (D-MA) speaking at the Capitol in Washington, DC. (Getty Images)

Issues:

China Cyber Cyber-Enabled Economic Warfare Military and Political Power U.S. Defense Policy and Strategy