July 16 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. criticism of China’s military buildup may overshadow Asia’s biggest security forum next week after the sinking of a South Korean warship showed the potential for conflict in waters vital to world trade.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi are set to attend the Asean Regional Forum in Hanoi on July 23, where they will meet with diplomats from 24 countries and the European Union. The Asia-Pacific gathering comes as the U.S. questions China’s motives for beefing up its armed forces, with President Barack Obama’s top military adviser saying last month he’s “genuinely concerned.”
“There’s certainly been a lot of concern about China’s growing capabilities,” said Roger Cliff, an analyst at the Rand Corporation, a non-profit policy research group based in Arlington, Virginia. “By 2015, things could get quite dicey for the U.S.”
Please click here to read more...
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi are set to attend the Asean Regional Forum in Hanoi on July 23, where they will meet with diplomats from 24 countries and the European Union. The Asia-Pacific gathering comes as the U.S. questions China’s motives for beefing up its armed forces, with President Barack Obama’s top military adviser saying last month he’s “genuinely concerned.”
“There’s certainly been a lot of concern about China’s growing capabilities,” said Roger Cliff, an analyst at the Rand Corporation, a non-profit policy research group based in Arlington, Virginia. “By 2015, things could get quite dicey for the U.S.”
Please click here to read more...
No comments:
Post a Comment