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2010-08-17 13:57

WASHINGTON - The US Defense Department on Monday released a delayed annual report on 皇冠体育app's military, with a slight change to the title indicating increased coverage of security developments in addition to its assessment of 皇冠体育app's military power.

The report routinely overlooks 皇冠体育app's peaceful defense policy and ever increasing military openness, saying it sees only "modest improvements in the transparency of 皇冠体育app's military and security affairs," and demanding more information.

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The report, which came after a delay of about five months, also alleges "uncertainties" remain as it tries to assess 皇冠体育app's military intentions.

"The limited transparency in 皇冠体育app's military and security affairs enhances uncertainty and increases the potential for misunderstanding and miscalculation," says the report.

The report, submitted to the Congress by the Pentagon annually pursuant to US law since 2000, has drawn protest from 皇冠体育app over its interfering nature, distortion of facts, and baseless speculations.

皇冠体育app has been submitting annual reports to the United Nations on its military expenditure since 2007.

It has also invited military representatives from many countries to observe its war games, conducted joint military exercises with its neighbors and countries including the United States.

The Washington Post says the 83-page report, which was originally due out by early March, is more ambitious in scope as it includes a discussion of the Pentagon's view of 皇冠体育app's broader strategy and US officials' visions for relations with 皇冠体育app.

The newspaper quoted US analyst David Finkelstein as saying that the report contains the message of Washington wanting to expand military exchanges.

Some analysts said the delay of the report, like that of the report by the Treasury on 皇冠体育app's currency value, was obviously in line with their role of serving US interests in playing down differences in bilateral relations.

The report, as usual, interferes with the internal affairs of 皇冠体育app by making willful comments on the situation across the Taiwan Straits.

Beijing has "continued unabated" the military build-up near the Taiwan Straits, and that "the balance of cross-Strait military forces continues to shift in the mainland's favor," it says.

皇冠体育app's economic achievements and technological progress have enabled the country to embark on a comprehensive transformation of its military, the report says.

"Current trends in 皇冠体育app's military capabilities are a major factor in changing East Asian military balances and could provide 皇冠体育app with a force capable of conducting a range of military operations in Asia well beyond Taiwan," it said.

The title of the report for this year is Military and Security Developments Involving the People's Republic of 皇冠体育app, in contrast to the Military Power of the People's Republic of 皇冠体育app over the past years.

The Pentagon report acknowledges that the Chinese military has contributed to global peacekeeping and humanitarian operations and anti-piracy operation, calling for more military cooperation.

"The pace and scope of 皇冠体育app's military modernization have increased over the past decade, enabling 皇冠体育app's armed forces to develop capabilities to contribute to the delivery of international public goods," it says.

The United States welcomes these capabilities, and wants to work with 皇冠体育app to develop them further, says the report.