[Epoch Times September 16, 2021](Epoch Times reporter Tao Ming reported) At 4:00 pm Eastern time on September 15 (Wednesday), the Pentagon responded to a media report that “The U.S. Supreme General Secretly Knows Beijing”. NTD and The Epoch Times conducted a live broadcast (simultaneous translation in Chinese).
On the afternoon of September 15th, Eastern Time, the U.S. Department of Defense held a press conference to respond to the fact that General Mark Milley, the top U.S. general and chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, was exposed to Beijing.
The Washington Post broke the news on Tuesday that before and after the 2020 election of former President Trump (Trump), Milly took the initiative to make two private calls to the CCP generals to ensure that the United States would not attack China.
Milly’s office refuted the book’s statement, saying that Milley, as the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, made calls that were coordinated within the Pentagon and the entire US government. Milli’s spokesperson, Colonel Dave Butler, said that Milli’s calls with Chinese officials and others in October and January were in line with his responsibility to “maintain strategic stability”.
“(Joint Chiefs of Staff) All calls between the chairman and his colleagues, including those already reported, are staffed and coordinated and communicated with the Ministry of Defense and other agencies,” Butler said in a statement. General Milli continued to act within his powers and provide advice in accordance with the lawful tradition of civilian control of the army and his oath to the Constitution.”
The Pentagon strongly supports Milly. Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said: “The (Defense) Secretary has complete and thorough trust and confidence in General Milley and his role as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.”
Biden also stated that he has complete confidence in Milli.
This revelation is the content of the new book “Peril” (Peril), which will be released next week by reporters Bob Woodward and Robert Costa of the “Washington Post”. They claim that the book is based on interviews with 200 sources.
The newspaper reported that Milli’s first phone call was on October 30, 2020, four days before the U.S. presidential election. He called Li Zuocheng, Chief of Staff of the Joint Staff of the Central Military Commission of the Communist Party of China, to ensure that the United States is stable. China launches attacks and takes any military strikes”; if there is an attack, he will be warned in advance.
For the second time, on January 8, 2021, Milli spoke with the Chinese to appease Beijing’s concerns about the impact of the Congress on January 6. Milli promised to the Chinese Communist Party General Li Zuocheng: “We are 100% stable. Everything is fine. But democracy can sometimes be chaotic.”
At present, Senator Marco Rubio and others have publicly called for the dismissal of Milli. Rubio said this shows that General Milli lacks good judgment. “General Milli tried to justify his reckless behavior, arguing that he believed that the military’s judgment was more stable than its civilian commander.”
Rubio believes that this approach by General Milli sets a dangerous precedent and may undermine the United States‘ long-standing principle of civilian control of the military.
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