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#China naval threat-"What you've seen is a buildup in every warfare area w/advanced systems, long range weapons, electronic warfare capability, innovative technology, a blue water fleet along w/other vessels" Office of US Naval Intelligence RADM Michael Studeman told @INSAlliance

#China navy "can do a whole bunch of the patrolling &the coersion around #Taiwan to maintain what they are trying to do which is effective control over what they claim in the #SouthChinaSea w/pressure tactics in the Senkakus, more activity in the Philippine Sea" per RADM Studeman

"Please don't underestimate #China" per RADM Studeman

"We don't just look at the maritime navy elements of what China is up. We have to be concerned about other things like the illegal & unreported & unregulated fishing activities"

#China's fishing vessels -abt 15,000- "really hard to track bcs they hide them behind other flags sometimes" per RADM Studeman

#China's fishing vessels predatory in more ways than one, per RADM Studeman

"If you actually examine what's happening w/many of the Chinese fishing fleet vessels & the ppl who run that fleet that it's akin to slavery at sea"

US sharing lessons learned from #Russia-#Ukraine w/#Taiwan

"I've talked to the leadership of Taiwan from the president on down" per RADM Studeman "They're taking a look at what can we do in the case of making #China think twice abt any kind of overt military resolution"

1 question discussed by #Taiwan -"How do we actually continue to fight & operate if & when the Chinese may do something very serious w/their forces which has a higher likelihood than ever before" per RADM Studeman

"The Chinese continue to put a lot of aircraft & patrollers in all axes around #Taiwan as they attempt to pressure both Taiwan & signal to the United States & other allies about where they stand on things" per RADM Studeman

#China-#Taiwan-"The stakes have gone up & the danger level is something that we need to take very seriously" per RADM Studeman

"The Taiwanese certainly do...They can mobilize their entire society if necessary just like #Ukraine did..."

"My view is that the knowledge on #China is deficient across the US government" per RADM Studeman

"China is the number one challenge to America, period" he said