close Video

NEW You can now listen to Fox News articles!

"Fiddle while Rome burns." That ancient idiom captures America’s peril today.

While Washington obsesses over Ukraine and the Middle East, the Chinese Communist Party is building the most formidable military challenge the United States has faced in generations. Beijing is adding mass, reach and persistence across sea, air, missile, space, cyber and AI – while our armed forces are stretched thin, underfunded and mismatched for the threat.

The result? China is preparing simultaneous dilemmas for the United States and its allies, exploiting economic and military gaps we have failed to close. If we don’t act, we may wake up to a world where freedom is in retreat and Beijing calls the shots.

America’s Overstretched Posture

T

See Full Page