China Seeks to Seize Taiwan, Displace US as Global Leader: Pentagon Report

The Pentagon is seen from the air in Washington on March 3, 2022. Joshua Roberts/Reuters

Communist China is engaged in a whole-of-nation approach to expand its military, seize Taiwan, and topple the United States as leader of the international order, according to a new report released by the Pentagon.

The Department of Defense’s annual China Military Power Report (pdf), released on Nov. 29, serves as an authoritative assessment of the military power and strategy of China’s communist regime, which the department considers to be the United States’ “pacing challenge.”