Pentagon’s Top General Says China Attacking Taiwan Would Be Like Russia Invading Ukraine

Would be 'very difficult military task'

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley testifies in Washington on May 3, 2022. Amanda Andrade-Rhoades/Pool/AFP via Getty Images

The Pentagon’s top general has said that a Chinese attack on Taiwan would be comparable to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and a significant “strategic mistake.”

U.S. Joint Chiefs Chairman General Mark Milley made the remarks at a joint Pentagon press briefing with Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on Nov. 16.