Asia Pacific plan not aimed at China: US

June 08, 2012 01:44

The US strategy and re-balancing of its forces in the Asia Pacific region is not intended to contain China, a top Pentagon commander has said.

General Martin Dempsey, Chairman of US Joint Chiefs of Staff, said that he has been repeatedly asked such a question in the recent past and during his recent trip to Asia.

"Our strategy and re-balancing to the Pacific is not intended to contain China," he said when a similar question was asked at a news conference.

"I don't carry around a backpack with American flags and run around the world planting them. In fact, quite to the contrary what want to do is, and consistent with our new strategy, we want to be out there partnered with nations and having rotational presence that would allow us to build up common capabilities for common interests in the region. Because we think that'll be stabilizing," he said.

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