‘Direct dialogue’ on China’s aggression against the US mainland

Expert opinion —The year 2024 brings many reminders of the real and potential threats posed by the People’s Republic of China (PRC). Over the past year, China has suffered its most violent clashes with the Philippines in disputed waters of the South China Sea. Chinese military activity around Taiwan has increased. China is accused of providing military equipment to Russia for its war against Ukraine. China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has expanded its military capabilities, according to the Pentagon’s annual China Military Capability Report released Wednesday.nuclear.

Threats from China are also becoming more frequent on the U.S. mainland. Most notably, cyber campaigns conducted by Chinese-backed groups “Volt Typhoon” and “Salt Typhoon.” The former dug in.America’s Critical InfrastructureWhile predicting cyber intruders for potentially devastating and destructive cyber attacks in the future, the latter compromised telecommunications networks by targeting devices of high-ranking officials, including President-elect Donald Trump’s phone.