Air Mobility Command commander and four-star general Mike Minihan warned in a memo to the leadership of his 110,000-strong force that the United States could be at war with China in two years, he said “I hope I’m wrong, but my gut tells me we’re going to war in 2025.” Michael McCaul, Republican chairman of the House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee, also believes that the possibility of a conflict between the United States and China over Taiwan is real. very high.

“I hope he’s wrong … but I think he’s right,” McCall, the newly appointed chairman of the foreign affairs committee, told the Fox network’s “Fox News Sunday” program today, according to Reuters. If China can’t take control of Taiwan in a bloodless manner, then “in my opinion, they’re going to consider a military invasion. We’ve got to be ready for that,” McCall said.

McCall also accused U.S. President Joe Biden’s Democratic administration of messing up the troop withdrawal from Afghanistan and highlighting U.S. weaknesses, which could make war with China more likely. He emphasized: “We may see a conflict with China. In Taiwan and the Indo-Pacific region, the possibility is very high.” In response to Minihan’s statement, a US Department of Defense official responded yesterday that Minihan’s statement “does not represent national defense. Ministry’s view of China”.

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said earlier this month that despite China’s increased military activity near the Taiwan Strait, he was very skeptical it meant Beijing was imminent invading the island. Minihan’s views do not speak for the Pentagon, but they do reflect concern at the highest levels of the U.S. military about China’s possible attempt to gain control of Taiwan. In the memo, he mentioned that both the United States and Taiwan will hold presidential elections in 2024, which may create opportunities for China to take military action.