China Is US’s ‘Most Lethal, Dangerous Adversary’: Former Defense Secretary

China Is US’s ‘Most Lethal, Dangerous Adversary’: Former Defense Secretary
U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper, speaks during a news conference in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Feb. 29, 2020. Mohammad Ismail/Reuters
Andrew Thornebrooke
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China’s communist regime is the greatest foreign threat facing the United States, according to former U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper, who also said that it should be considered an adversary.

“Today, I would describe [the Chinese regime] as our adversary,” Esper said during a July 14 talk at the Brookings Institution, a Washington-based think tank. “To me, it’s clear that’s what they are.”

Andrew Thornebrooke
Andrew Thornebrooke
National Security Correspondent
Andrew Thornebrooke is a national security correspondent for The Epoch Times covering China-related issues with a focus on defense, military affairs, and national security. He holds a master's in military history from Norwich University.
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