NEW DELHI (AFP) - A top US military commander said yesterday increased military cooperation with Asian powers was not aimed at Beijing, days after he expressed concern about China's rapid military build-up.
The remarks came ahead of joint exercises between Australia, India, Japan, Singapore and the United States set to take place in the Bay of Bengal in early September.
"You could connect the dots geographically," Admiral Timothy J. Keating, head of the US Pacific Command told reporters in New Delhi. "But there's no effort on the part of the US or on the part of any of these other countries to isolate China."
"Quite the contrary. We're looking to embrace China to the extent that we should and can and want to, and to the extent that they want to."
But just days earlier Keating expressed concern about China's military build-up after a display of Beijing's firepower in war games with Russia.
"China professes to be advocating a peaceful rise," said Keating on a visit to Cambodia on Tuesday.
"Some of the capabilities that they're demonstrating would indicate to us that perhaps their intentions aren't exactly beneficial to security."
September's naval exercises will see the participation of 25 warships from the five countries, including two nuclear-powered aircraft carriers from the United States.
The remarks came ahead of joint exercises between Australia, India, Japan, Singapore and the United States set to take place in the Bay of Bengal in early September.
"You could connect the dots geographically," Admiral Timothy J. Keating, head of the US Pacific Command told reporters in New Delhi. "But there's no effort on the part of the US or on the part of any of these other countries to isolate China."
"Quite the contrary. We're looking to embrace China to the extent that we should and can and want to, and to the extent that they want to."
But just days earlier Keating expressed concern about China's military build-up after a display of Beijing's firepower in war games with Russia.
"China professes to be advocating a peaceful rise," said Keating on a visit to Cambodia on Tuesday.
"Some of the capabilities that they're demonstrating would indicate to us that perhaps their intentions aren't exactly beneficial to security."
September's naval exercises will see the participation of 25 warships from the five countries, including two nuclear-powered aircraft carriers from the United States.
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The present Chinese Leaders are the true good role model for all leaders of all Nations to be learnt. They are working tirelessly to bring up good living standard of their citizens, building their country infrastructures ( bridges, motorways, roads, cities ) to the highest of the world standard. They have opened up opportunities for their countrymen and women to built planes, helycopteres, fast trains, cars etc.. and etc.. These leaders have travelled around the globe for seeking recognitions of their people and their country and seek for new sources of energy and oils for their national consumption. They have cleaned up their country corruptions, listen to the world for a new change of human right, listen to the world appeal for harmony and look after all ethnic communities. These leaders themselve are not corrupted like Hun Sen and his cronies. They are not dirties people like Hun sen and his cronies. They are the real leaders. Therefore USA has nothing to worry with China under Hu Jin Tao, Wen Jiao Bao and Wu Pangguo. But USA should have more concern with Hun Sen and his cronies because they were bornt from terrorist background. His language and his activities are to be very concerned not just by USA, but from us Cambodian people around the world.
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