China close to matching US spending on ‘new way of war’, Republican senator warns
Quick Look
Senator Dave McCormick argued at the Hudson Institute that 90 percent of US defense spending supports outdated technology, warning that China's investment in modern warfare capabilities is increasingly competitive with the United States.
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Why It Matters
Dave McCormick recently returned from a trip to Japan and South Korea before speaking at the Hudson Institute.
Speaking at the Hudson Institute after a recent trip to Japan and South Korea, Dave McCormick, a Pennsylvania senator and West Point graduate, claimed up to 90 per cent of US defence spending funded decades-old equipment and technologies.
“We convince ourselves; we lull ourselves into a sense of false security,” he said.
Although China’s total defence budget was significantly lower than the US one, McCormick said China’s spending “on the new way of war … is much more comparable”.
Open Questions
- What specific defense programs does McCormick consider outdated?
