Over 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. China’s current effort to modernize its forces should be complete in 2027 or so, while the United States continues to rely ”on a small … Continue reading U.S. Needs to Push Allies to Prepare for a Potential Conflict with China, Panel Says