00:15 ET<\/span><\/span><\/p>\nThe US is not trying to hold China down or block it as a global power, Defence Secretary Robert Gates has said.<\/p>\n
Mr Gates said he felt that US-China relations were in “a pretty good place” but continuing dialogue was essential.<\/p>\n
He was speaking as he flew to a conference in Singapore which will include a delegation led by China’s Defence Minister, Liang Guanglie.<\/p>\n
China has been expanding its military and resents US arms sales to Taiwan, but has restarted US military talks.<\/p>\n
“There is value in a continuing dialogue by the two sides on just exactly what our concerns are, what our issues are and how we might alleviate those concerns on both sides,” said Mr Gates.<\/p>\n
Balance of powers<\/span><\/p>\n“We are not trying to hold China down. China has been a great power for thousands of years.<\/p>\n
“It is a global power and will be a global power. So the question is how we work our way through this in a way that ensures that we continue to have positive relations,” Mr Gates said.<\/p>\n
“I think the Chinese have learned a powerful lesson from the Soviet experience,” he said, in an apparent reference to over-spending on military goals to the detriment of the economy.<\/p>\n
“They do not intend to try to compete with us across the full range of our capabilities but I think they are intending to develop capabilities that give them a considerable freedom of action in Asia and the opportunity to extend their influence.”<\/p>\n
China has no intention to match US military power, a top Chinese general said on a visit to Washington last month.<\/p>\n
Speaking in Washington, Gen Chen Bingde said America’s armed forces remained far more advanced than China’s despite considerable progress by China in recent years.<\/p>\n
But Gen Chen warned that further US arms sales to Taiwan could damage US-China military relations.<\/p>\n
China regards Taiwan as part of its territory and has vowed to use force against the island if it ever formally sought independence.<\/p>\n
Last year, Beijing cut off most military-to-military contacts with the US after Washington announced more than $6bn (\u00a34bn) arms sales to Taipei.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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