… air supremacy immediately, you know your superiority immediately, you know you have better weapons than your opponents do. That's a lot different if you're facing a near peer power and China is certainly [a near peer power]. that. So the military is learning new tactics. What's State Department learning? You're a student of history and there is, you know, diplomacy is playing a part in this. (15:53–15:55)
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Asserts that China is a near peer power to the United States.
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