Monday, November 08, 2010

US eyes bigger Asian-Pacific presence

US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates arrives in Melbourne, Australia on November 7, 2010
Sun Nov 7, 2010
PressTV

US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates says Washington plans to expand its military presence in the Asia-Pacific region, denying that the move is a challenge to China.

"We're looking at ways to strengthen and perhaps make more robust our presence in Asia," Gates said, en route to Melbourne, where he later held talks with Australian officials, AFP reported on Sunday.

On his arrival, Gates added that the US and Australia will discuss deepening military ties, including cooperation on cyber security and missile defense and "space surveillance."


The US official noted that Washington has “no plans for new US bases in Australia or elsewhere in the region.”

The Australian meeting comes amid concern over China's military buildup in the Pacific. The US has frequently expressed alarm about China's military buildup in the Pacific.

But Gates insisted that Washington's plans in the region are not aimed at antagonizing or countering Beijing. "This isn't about China at all," he said.

The United States says it is interested in strengthening military ties with Asian countries in a bid to boost counterterrorism and military cooperation.

Australia's Defense Minister Stephen Smith greeted Gates upon his arrival and the US defense chief is expected to join US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who arrived in Melbourne on Saturday for a string of meetings.

Clinton's visit is the final leg of her 10-day Asia-Pacific tour which took her to Vietnam, Cambodia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea and New Zealand.

The AUSMIN meetings, which will be attended by Australian foreign and defense ministers and their US counterparts, are scheduled to be held on Monday in Melbourne.

The two countries have held the AUSMIN meetings, which are the principal forum for bilateral consultations between the US and Australia, regularly since 1985.

15 comments:

Anonymous said...

if the US keeps on ignoring cambodia, we will look to china and more for sure. so, i hope america have interest in cambodia, despite our small size in geography, etc. yes, the US can help make a real different in the direction of cambodia heading; cambodia now waits for no one, really! may god bless cambodia always.

Anonymous said...

តើយើងអាចគិតថា ចិនចូលដាក់ទ័ពនៅភូមាឬទេ?
មៅពេលដែលអាមេរីកាំង កំពង់រកកន្លែងពង្រីកទ័ព នៅសមុទ្រប៉ាស៊ីហ្វីកនោះ?

Anonymous said...

កែរពាក្យខុស៖​​​​
មៅ...ជា៖​នៅ
កំពង់...ជា៖កំពុង

Anonymous said...

Don't need to come to Cambodia, Uncle Sam. There are already many Khmer whores to serve you well in Long Beach. Come to Scambodian Town

Anonymous said...

all Sam rainsy associate are poor and garbage behavior, It reflect that Ransy himself is street wild made man. Some of those in KI media spent a lot energy for many years on garbage negative thing. most of you live in garbage I feel pity to your wife. You got well educate in civilize country but your words, your brain and your work are like man just walk 20 meters away from jungle. Rainsy if you win all Khmer suffer.

Anonymous said...

May I ask Sam rainsy, what benefit and disadvantage if you joint the Go'v?. Only you in power that could kick Youn out,Oh really? or you couldn't work with any one else?. If you joint you will find way to got 100 percent Khmer CPP, SRP, behind you. what do you really want and need Rainsy?.. tell us please.

Anonymous said...

Rainsy and his party have always wanted to join the gov’t as equal partners to help and protect the nation, but not as many CPP ass kissers.

Anonymous said...

PM Hun sen initiated to joint with Sam rainsy 5 days before July election in 2003, but Rainsy he too proud himself he denied. He Rainsy looking too high while he is not capable to run it. When do you realize yourself as an ordinary man Rainsy? at that time you start to be humanistic that will bring some attention from peoples and as long as you kept act like wild street you stile a loser.

Anonymous said...

សមរង្សីមិនដែលគិតអំពីប្រជាជនខ្មែរទេគឺគិតតែ
អំពីក្រុមបក្សពួកខ្លួនឯងតែប៉ណ្ណោះ។

Anonymous said...

to hun sen's ass kisser ,how can hun sen work with rangsy, hun sen is a wild animal ,rangsy is human being.just like youn and khmer how can they be friendly ?youn race is also a cheater person ,khmer race most of them are ohnest.

ជនពាល said...

ចិន និងអាមេរិក កំពុងតែដណ្ដើមឥទ្ធិពលគ្នា នៅតំបន់អាស៊ីអាគ្នេយ៍ ។ បើខ្មែរតាមចិន គឺអាមេរិក នឹងមិនអោយខ្មែរបានសុខឡើយ
បើខ្មែរតាមអាមេរិក គឺអាមេរិក មិនមានសមត្ថភាពផ្ដល់ជំនួយ ដូចដែលចិនបានផ្ដល់អោយមកម្ពុជាក្នុងបច្ចុប្បន្ននេះឡើយ។ ក្រៅតែពីពាក្យប្រៀនប្រដៅ ថ្មីៗនេះអាមេរិក មិនបានផ្ដល់អីជា
ដុំកំភួនមកកម្ពុជាឡើយ ។ សព្វថ្ងៃនេះ ចំនួនអ្នកអត់ការងារធ្វើនៅអាមេរិក កើនឡើងដល់ចំនួន១០% នៃពលរដ្ឋសកម្ម ។ មួយវិញទៀត ការបោះឆ្នោតនៅរដ្ឋាសភា បក្សប្រជាធិបតេយ្យរបស់លោក អូបាម៉ា បានបាត់បង់កៅអីច្រើនណាស់ ដោយសារលោកអូបាម៉ា មិនអាចដោះស្រាយបញ្ហាសេដ្ឋកិច្ចបាន ដូច្នេះហើយបាន ជាលោកអូបាម៉ា ចង់បង្វែរទស្សនះសាធារណះអាមេរិកាំង អោយទៅចាប់អារម្មណ៍​និង​នយោបាយអន្តរជាតិវិញ ។

Anonymous said...

6:55 you may live abroad you don't judge people by just one side opinion, obviously Rainsy never have fair judgment and he hang out with young girls in Cambodia more than he works for Khmer like you thought I urge you to make a litle research you will find out who Rainsy really is mean to you. Rainsy stimulation to come back is motivated by young girls not for the sake of SRP.

Anonymous said...

LONG LIVE VIET NAM...

KINGDOM OF CAMBODIA
Province of Viet Nam

Nation Religion KING..

1. You idiot khmer have no nation it is all belong to vietnam now.. we run your country and our brothers and sisters are all over your country and in every level of government.

2. You have no religion becuase look at you even your own country to betrayed look at Hun SEn- CPPP we control thme -- how can they have religion becuase soon will be vietnam province

3. KING what KING-- he can not beg us to keep him there-- so he have to bring his mother which she work for our interested with hun sen and cpp.. then his father to beg us for keep him...

what a loser race. you all should dies and wishes you will never born.. better born as vietnamese you might be a little smarter and maybe love your own kind ans country better..

LONG LIVE VIET NAM.

more money from china is good for our vietnamese brothers and sisters
that hold every level of officials in cambodia that control cambodia.. will use this money to further control cambodia... it is us that the king of cambodia to to beg us the viet nam to keep him there.. good work hun sen-cpp.now we have more money from china..

now we have more money we will build all of you a cage

Anonymous said...

Long Live Kingdom of Cambodia

Be happy soon or later the Cham/Khmer Islam,Indonesians,Malaysians And Phillipne,Chinese Moslim around the world will take CHAMPA and PREY NOKOR Kampuchea Krom back, all moslims around the world will kick Vietnamese out from this planet...holly war between Vietnamese coming soon......We Cambodian/Khmer need Peace not war..

Anonymous said...

Long Live Kingdom of Cambodia

We need Peace not Wars

None would be above the LAWS,especially Natural Laws and the law of Vietnameses committed bad Kamma's Actions. Everything is not belong to you and everything is subject to change....even your ownself.

Long Live Kingdom of Cambodia