{"id":352785,"date":"2011-03-31T06:44:22","date_gmt":"2011-03-31T06:44:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/03\/31\/china-eyes-us-military-expansion\/"},"modified":"2011-03-31T06:44:22","modified_gmt":"2011-03-31T06:44:22","slug":"china-eyes-us-military-expansion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/03\/31\/china-eyes-us-military-expansion\/","title":{"rendered":"China eyes US military ‘expansion’"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n 31 March 2011<\/span>
\nLast updated at <\/span>02:44 ET<\/span>
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBy Michael Bristow<\/span>
\n\t\t\t\tBBC News, Beijing<\/span>
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China says the United States is increasing its military presence in the Asia-Pacific region, which is becoming more “volatile”.<\/p>\n

It also says there has been a rise in operations directed against China.<\/p>\n

The views were made in China’s National Defence white paper, issued by the government.<\/p>\n

The paper outlines the country’s current views on security issues and gives an overview of its military forces.<\/p>\n

Fierce competition<\/span><\/p>\n

In the document, released on Thursday, China gives a downbeat assessment of the regional security situation.<\/p>\n

“Profound changes are taking shape in the Asia-Pacific strategic landscape. Relevant major powers are increasing their strategic investment,” it says.<\/p>\n

“International military competition remains fierce.”<\/p>\n

The document singles out the United States. According to China, it is reinforcing military alliances and getting more involved in regional affairs.<\/p>\n

Beijing also says foreigners are now more suspicious of China – and have increased “interference and countering moves” against it.<\/p>\n

Relations between China and the United States, particularly on military matters, have been strained over recent years.<\/p>\n

That tension eased slightly following Chinese President Hu Jintao’s state visit to the United States earlier this year.<\/p>\n

But the potential for disagreement remains high.<\/p>\n

“We admit that our military ties continue to face difficulties and challenges,” said Colonel Geng Yansheng, spokesman for the Ministry of Defence, at a press conference to launch the white paper.<\/p>\n

No issue threatens the relationship more that US support for Taiwan, a self-governing island off China’s eastern coast that Beijing considers its own.<\/p>\n

“The United States continues to sell weapons to Taiwan, severely impeding Sino-US relations,” says the white paper.<\/p>\n

Col Geng made it clear that the two countries must respect each other’s core interests. For China, that includes Taiwan.<\/p>\n

“China is willing to work with the US, based on respect, trust, equality and mutual benefits,” he said.<\/p>\n

The United States and some of China’s neighbours occasionally express their concerns about the ultimate aim of Beijing’s military modernisation.<\/p>\n

But the white paper reiterates that no one has anything to fear.<\/p>\n

It says China’s armed forced, known as the People’s Liberation Army, are there purely to defend the country.<\/p>\n

China, it says, has a strategy of “attacking only after being attacked”.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p>\n

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