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Needs to Push Allies to Prepare for a Potential Conflict with China, Panel SaysOver the next few years, the United States will likely press allies like South Korea harder to be ready for a conflict with China that may arise over Taiwan’s future, a leading scholar on global affairs at Johns Hopkins University said Tuesday. The United States will struggle to win a war with Beijing without support from allies, said Hal Brands, speaking at a Wilson Center event on China, the Republic of Korea and the United States. The United States probably does not have enough long-range, precision-strike munitions even for a short conflict. Allies might also hesitate in showing their support against China if Beijing invades Taiwan because China is the largest trading partner, Brands said. But Blanchette added, Xi “is not going to change his world view,” starting with insisting on domestic control and China as a global power.
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