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Defense and State Officials on Taiwan, Part 2

  • Defense.gov
  • Sept. 19, 2023 | 52:23

Ely Ratner, assistant secretary of defense for Indo-Pacific security Affairs; Mira Resnick, deputy assistant secretary of state for regional security; and Army Maj. Gen. Joseph McGee, vice director for strategy, plans and policy of the Joint Staff J5, testify about Taiwan during a hearing of the House Armed Services Committee.