China is rehearsing for war, Indo-Pacific commander says

WAIKIKI, Hawaii—The Chinese government is “on a dangerous course” and its military’s “aggressive maneuvers around Taiwan right now are not exercises, as they call them. They are rehearsals,” Indo-Pacific Command leader Adm. Sam Paparo said today. The Chinese actions—which just this month have included sending multiple spy balloons, naval vessels, and military planes around the island—are “rehearsals for the forced unification of Taiwan t