navy train off the coast of Taiwan, simulating each an invasion and a naval blockade of the island. In the meantime, The Washington Publish reported on what it mentioned had been the contents of a Pentagon memo suggesting a sturdy U.S. navy dedication to defend Taiwan within the occasion of a Chinese language incursion. 

In public feedback made after the Publish report, Secretary of Protection Pete Hegseth mentioned that the U.S. would guarantee “strong, prepared and credible deterrence” throughout the Taiwan Strait, and he known as China an “aggressive and coercive” presence within the area.