China\u2019s military buildup has reached what a new congressional report calls a ‘war footing,’ with hundreds of new missile silos and expanding nuclear capabilities that could erode America\u2019s long-standing deterrence edge in the Indo-Pacific.<\/p>\n
China has built roughly 350 new intercontinental missile silos and expanded its nuclear warhead stockpile by 20% in the past year, part of a sweeping military expansion that the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission says could strain U.S. readiness to counter Chinese aggression.<\/p>\n
The commission\u2019s 2025 annual report to Congress says Beijing\u2019s rapid nuclear buildup, combined with new artificial intelligence-driven warfare systems, is transforming the People\u2019s Liberation Army into a force ‘capable of fighting and winning a war against the United States’ \u2014 even without matching U.S. nuclear numbers.<\/p>\n
According to the report, China has unveiled an AI-powered electronic warfare system capable of detecting and suppressing U.S. radar signals as far as Guam, the Marshall Islands and Alaska, and is now deploying 6G-based platforms across its armed forces.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
The report says China unveiled a new 6G-based electronic warfare platform in mid-2025, capable of coordinating radar jamming and signal interception across long distances. The system reportedly uses high-speed data links and artificial intelligence to synchronize attacks on U.S. and allied radar networks \u2014 a preview of what Beijing calls ‘intelligentized warfare.’<\/p>\n
At a military parade in Beijing this September, China for the first time displayed a full nuclear triad \u2014 missiles launchable from land, air and sea.<\/p>\n
The commission warns these advances, paired with China\u2019s political crackdown and economic leverage, could allow Beijing to act ‘quickly and decisively in a crisis,’ shortening the time the U.S. and its allies would have to respond to aggression.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
The commission is urging Congress to require the Pentagon to conduct a full audit of U.S. readiness to defend Taiwan, warning that Washington may no longer meet its legal obligations under the Taiwan Relations Act. The report calls for a classified and unclassified assessment of whether U.S. forces could ‘resist any resort to force or coercion’ by China \u2014 even in a scenario where the United States is also facing simultaneous aggression from Russia, Iran or North Korea.<\/p>\n
A war over Taiwan, the commission cautions, could wipe out up to 10% of global GDP \u2014 a shock on par with the 2008 financial crisis \u2014 and carry a ‘cataclysmic’ risk of nuclear escalation and wider conflict in the Indo-Pacific.<\/p>\n
China now holds around 600 nuclear warheads. The Pentagon has assessed China is aiming to own 1,000 by 2030. <\/p>\n
The report further warns that China\u2019s economic coercion is compounding the threat, pointing to Beijing\u2019s dominance in foundational semiconductors, rare earth minerals, and printed circuit boards. It says these dependencies could leave the United States ‘reliant on its rival for the backbone of its modern economy and military.’<\/p>\n
Among 28 recommendations, the commission calls for Congress to bar Chinese-made components from U.S. power grids, create a unified economic statecraft agency to enforce export controls, and reaffirm diplomatic backing for Taiwan \u2014 including its partnership with the Vatican, one of Taiwan\u2019s few remaining formal allies that Beijing has sought to isolate through church diplomacy.<\/p>\n
‘China\u2019s rapid military and economic mobilization shortens U.S. warning timelines,’ the report concludes, warning that without a coordinated response, America\u2019s deterrence posture ‘risks falling short’ against Beijing\u2019s expanding capabilities.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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