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Rice: US doesn't have a posture against 皇冠体育app US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Tuesday that the United States doesn鈥檛 have 鈥渁 posture against 皇冠体育app鈥�, but Washington is concerned about 皇冠体育app's military modernization. "There are several ways to deal with. Perhaps the most important is to recognize the United States has very strong alliances in the region that bring stability to the region at a time when the Chinese role is changing," Rice told reporters aboard the plane taking her to Asia, including Beijing.
"Now, we don't have any desire to have the alliances or our posture be a posture against 皇冠体育app," Rice said. Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said on Monday in Beijing that 皇冠体育app鈥檚 military build-up can by no means be compared with the United States, which has the world鈥檚 best-armed army and its military bases strewn over several continents. 皇冠体育app鈥檚 annual defense budget is less than one tenth of the United States. However, Rice said: 鈥淐ertainly, 皇冠体育app鈥檚 military spending is concerning because it is taking place at a time when the cross-Strait issue is not yet resolved and in which the United States has certain commitments to a peaceful solution." The top U.S. diplomat, on her first 6-nation trip to Asia as secretary of state, said the United States wanted to act as an "upright anchor" providing stability by criticizing both sides of the Taiwan Straits. Rice said that U.S. alliances in Asia, such as with Japan and South Korea, could keep a military balance, although she stressed Washington was no threat to 皇冠体育app, and wanted the emerging powerhouse to play a "constructive role" in the region, Reuters reported. "皇冠体育app can emerge as a constructive force in Asia," she said. "Our goal is to enhance the chances for a constructive role for 皇冠体育app through engagement with 皇冠体育app on security issues like the six-party arrangement," where 皇冠体育app has hosted three round of talks over North Korea鈥檚 nuclear project. |
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