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Gatestone Institute senior fellow Gordon Chang joins \u2018Mornings with Maria\u2019 to break down China\u2019s ties to Russia and Iran amid Strait of Hormuz tensions and warn of rising threats to US national security.<\/p>\n
Unidentified, sophisticated drones flying over a handful of U.S. military bases could be a warning sign from China, Gordon Chang warned Monday, suggesting Beijing could target the American homeland if the U.S. becomes more involved in its conflict with Iran.<\/p>\n
“The important point here is that we have had, last month, over four of our important military bases, foreign drones. These drones were large, they were un-hackable, they obviously were not recreational, so some foreign power \u2014 probably China, maybe Russia \u2014 was operating drones over our critical air force bases,” Chang said on “Mornings with Maria.”\u00a0<\/p>\n
“Really, right now, the United States needs to be able to defend its bases in the homeland because those drone flights were a warning to the United States of some sort,” he continued.<\/p>\n
GORDON CHANG URGES US TO TREAT CHINA AS \u2018ENEMY COMBATANT,\u2019 WARNS SUBS OPERATING \u2018VERY CLOSE\u2019 TO US<\/p>\n
Chinese President Xi Jinping applauds during the joint press conference of the China-Central Asia Summit in Xian, China, on May 19, 2023. (Florence Lo\/Pool\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n
Chang suggested the drone activity could be an attempt to send President Donald Trump the message that, if U.S. forces escalate in the region, China could respond by potentially targeting bases on American soil.<\/p>\n
That warning, coupled with a recent suspicious device left near MacDill Air Force Base in Florida \u2014 which Chang suggested may have been linked to China \u2014 highlights a growing threat, he warned.<\/p>\n
IRAN STRIKES COULD SIGNAL LIMITS OF BEIJING, MOSCOW\u2019S POWER AS US FLEXES STRENGTH<\/p>\n
“The Coming Collapse of China” author Gordon Chang has consistently warned about the threat the U.S. adversary poses. (Fox Nation)<\/p>\n
“We’ve really got to be concerned,” he said, later adding, “These are warnings that China intends to move on the U.S. in the American homeland.”<\/p>\n
Chang also warned that Beijing\u2019s actions should be viewed in the context of its growing alignment with other U.S. adversaries like Russia and Iran, as tensions continue to spill across multiple global fronts.<\/p>\n
“China is supporting Russia in Ukraine, and China is supporting Russia in other matters as well\u2026 So they have a durable partnership, and anything that helps one of them is going to generally help the other, with the exception of the matter that you just raised,” he said, referring to the tension between higher oil prices benefiting Russia while raising costs for China.<\/p>\n
“Generally speaking, the United States now faces a very powerful combination, and we shouldn\u2019t be doing anything that fuels that combination,” he added.<\/p>\n
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