
America’s view of China as a “pacing threat” has shaped its defence priorities as the military seeks to maintain an edge over a rapidly modernising PLA.
In the second of a three-part series on how US budget tensions will affect efforts to deter China, we look at the race for air superiority.The high-stakes race for air superiority between China and the United States will have profound implications should a conflict break out – including how a war over Taiwan would be fought.Both militaries are...