AdvertisementAquilino, who led US forces in the Indo-Pacific for three years, cited two major conflict points involving China — Taiwan and the Second Thomas Shoal.
I've watched it increase in scope and scale, it is not slowing down," Aquilino told the FT.
During his tenure overseeing the region, Aquilino repeatedly warned of China as a primary growing danger to its neighbors.
Paparo, on his part, has also named China as one of the most pressing threats to US military interests in the region.
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