U.S. Navy Admiral Warns Beijing Pacific Conflict Could Happen This Year

A senior U.S. Navy commander has warned that Beijing could start a military conflict as soon as this year and that the Indo-pacific needs to be prepared to experience conflict in the near future.

Speaking at an event hosted on Oct. 20 by the Atlantic Council in Washington, Admiral Mike Gilday, chief of U.S. Naval Operations, said there was a chance of imminent war in the Asia-pacific.