Chinese Communist leader Mao Zedong stated that “political power grows out of the barrel of a gun.”

Today, Communist China’s military power has never been greater. A new Pentagon report warns that the United States is “increasingly vulnerable” to attack. Worse still: China, well aware of its growing strength, is flexing its muscles.

China’s People’s Liberation Army launched “Justice Mission 2025,” a large-scale military exercise simulating a blockade of Taiwan’s major ports. China has long coveted the island democracy. Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for the PLA to be ready to conquer Taiwan by 2027. Many leading U.S. military officials have warned that the PLA is on track to achieve this goal.

By any metric, Justice Mission 2025 is audacious. The military drills are live-fire and are meant to showcase Beijing’s ability to cut off the island from outside support. The........

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