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Nominee emphasizes China as pacing challenge, urges industrial‑base revival and stronger Indo‑Pacific posture
Summary
Elbridge Colby told the Senate Armed Services Committee the United States must prioritize competition with China, strengthen alliances in the Indo‑Pacific, and rapidly rebuild the defense industrial base to ensure credible deterrence for Taiwan and regional security.
Elbridge Colby, the president's nominee for Undersecretary of Defense for Policy, told the Senate Armed Services Committee that "there is a real risk of major war" and that U.S. strategy must prioritize competition with China. Colby said the military balance in the Western Pacific "has deteriorated dramatically" and that preparing to defend Taiwan should be a top objective.
In testimony and exchanges with senators, Colby and his introducers highlighted three linked priorities: (1) a focused deterrence and denial strategy for the Indo‑Pacific, especially Taiwan; (2) expanded U.S. military…
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