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National Defense Strategy Panel Urges Reforms, Lifting Spending Cap To Avoid ‘Shift In China’s Favor’

By Matthew Beinart

Monday, July 29th, 2024

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National Defense Strategy Panel Urges Reforms, Lifting Spending Cap To Avoid ‘Shift In China’s Favor’

An aerial view of the Pentagon. (U.S. Navy Photo)

The commission tasked with reviewing the Biden administration’s National Defense Strategy (NDS) has called for removing the debt limit deal’s spending cap and boosting defense investments in the coming years, stating in a new report that without major changes “the balance of power will continue to shift in China’s favor.” The leaders of the bipartisan panel are set to testify on Tuesday to the Senate Armed Services Committee on its findings, which includes calling for the Pentagon to take new…

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