Evening Edition: Is China Eyeing Taiwan With Large Scale Military Buildup?

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🗓️ 9 June 2021

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Top experts on China are describing the country's current military buildup as the largest one ever conducted during peacetime. Some speculate that the buildup could be a precursor to an invasion of Taiwan. U.S. Indo-Pacific Command wants nearly one billion dollars more in funding and more weapons sent to places like Guam but some lawmakers say it is just the Pentagon looking for more money during budget season. FOX's Trey Yingst speaks with FOX News Pentagon Correspondent Lucas Tomlinson about China's military buildup and where the United States military sees concern. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:30.1	I'm Liz Klayman. I'm Chris Wallace.
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0:35.0	Wednesday June 9th, 2021. I'm Trey Yinst.
0:42.0	Experts say China's peacetime military buildup is the largest in history.
0:46.0	It's not just China's military, it's their cyber capability, it's what they're doing in space.
0:51.0	You know, China now is the ability to knock out satellites
0:53.9	you know Pentagon planners are concerned you know what how would the US military
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1:06.6	The issue of China's military buildup is quickly becoming a hot political topic amid budget
1:11.5	talks.
1:12.6	Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren says the focus on China is an attempt by the Pentagon
1:17.6	to get more money.
1:19.1	Commanders in the Pacific reportedly do want more funds in order to bolster deterrence against Beijing.
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