U.S. Marines disembark from a V-22 Osprey during a troop insertion as part of Exercise 'Talisman Sabre 21' in Townsville, Australia, on July 27, 2021. Ian Hitchcock/Getty Images
Bradley A. Thayer is a founding member of the Committee on Present Danger China and the coauthor with Lianchao Han of “Understanding the China Threat” and the coauthor with James Fanell of “Embracing Communist China: America’s Greatest Strategic Failure.”