As war clouds loom over the Western Pacific, there are alarming signs that America has already lost the intelligence war to China.

Communist China’s intent to forcibly overturn America’s historic dominance in the waters of east Asia, sooner rather than later, is not in doubt. The People’s Liberation Army’s most recent maneuvers around Taiwan, involving more than a hundred PLA combat aircraft and over 30 warships, were condemned by the Pentagon. The problem for Washington is that Beijing doesn’t care.

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