Elbridge Colby Quoted in Asahi

In response, Elbridge Colby, who was involved in the formulation of military strategy at the Pentagon of the Republican Trump administration, argued in the position of support suppression. ” The situation in Ukraine does not influence the decision of Beijing (Xi Jinping’s <Xi Jinping’s government) on the invasion of Taiwan. What is essential in deterring the war over Taiwan is the military balance of Asia.“ / これに対し、共和党のトランプ政権の国防総省で軍事戦略策定に関わったエルブリッジ・コルビー氏が、支援抑制の立場で論陣を張った。「ウクライナ情勢は台湾侵攻についての北京（習近平〈シーチンピン〉政権）の決定を左右はしない。台湾をめぐる戦争の抑止で不可欠なのは、アジアの軍事的均衡だ」

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