Pentagon’s Asia Command Seeks Weapons Aimed at Deterring China

May 29, 2026, 3:17 PM UTC

The US military is quietly seeking to bolster its ability to deter or battle China over Taiwan, including with new warship-killing bombs and advanced sea mines, the head of US Indo-Pacific Command said in a report to Congress.

The 121-page document uses tougher language to describe Beijing’s military intentions than the wider Trump administration, which has been more conciliatory toward China, especially before President Donald Trump’s summit in Beijing with Chinese leader Xi Jinping.

China’s People’s Liberation Army “is undergoing historic expansion across all domains and is training for two primary missions: forcing Taiwan unification and countering US ...

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