The fast increasing military might of China is a growing concern for the US, a top Pentagon official said.
"Having just visited China recently, certainly both South Korea and Japan; we're all concerned with sustaining continued stability in the region," Admiral Mike Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said at a news conference here.
"There is concern throughout the region with the growth of China, the pace that they're growing their defense, the capabilities which in many cases are what we call anti-access: They'd like to see the United States stay out. And we're addressing those issues with China," he said.
Mullen, who recently visited China, said, "I'm delighted, quite frankly, that my counterpart came here and I was able to go there, and we could restart military-to-military relationship, so we can have these discussions, because there are going to be some other rough times.
"There is concern throughout the region with the growth of China, the pace that they're growing their defense, the capabilities which in many cases are what we call anti-access: They'd like to see the United States stay out. And we're addressing those issues with China," he said.
Mullen, who recently visited China, said, "I'm delighted, quite frankly, that my counterpart came here and I was able to go there, and we could restart military-to-military relationship, so we can have these discussions, because there are going to be some other rough times.
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