The US needs to “build and deploy a more lethal, resilient joint force”, says Chad Sbragia, deputy assistant secretary of defence for China. Photo: AFP The US needs to “build and deploy a more lethal, resilient joint force”, says Chad Sbragia, deputy assistant secretary of defence for China. Photo: AFP
The US needs to “build and deploy a more lethal, resilient joint force”, says Chad Sbragia, deputy assistant secretary of defence for China. Photo: AFP
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US must be ready for military clash with China, Pentagon official Chad Sbragia says

  • US needs to develop weapons, boost ties with allies and improve military efficiency to be ready against ‘formidable’ China, Sbragia says
  • ‘This is a long-term process. We have to be agile, smart,’ says deputy assistant secretary of defence for China

Topic |   US-China relations
Mark Magnier
Mark Magnier in Washington

Updated: 11:06pm, 22 Feb, 2020

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The US needs to “build and deploy a more lethal, resilient joint force”, says Chad Sbragia, deputy assistant secretary of defence for China. Photo: AFP The US needs to “build and deploy a more lethal, resilient joint force”, says Chad Sbragia, deputy assistant secretary of defence for China. Photo: AFP
The US needs to “build and deploy a more lethal, resilient joint force”, says Chad Sbragia, deputy assistant secretary of defence for China. Photo: AFP
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