U.S. Chairman Of The Joint Chiefs "Concerned" About China's Military Buildup

U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, addresses National Defense University graduates during commencement ceremonies on Fort Leslie J. McNair in Washington, D.C., June 10, 2010. DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad McNeeley

Mullen: China Buildup 'Out Of Step' With Territorial Defense -- Stars And Stripes

WASHINGTON — Adm. Mike Mullen delivered a stinging rebuke to China over the nation’s military buildup, its refusal to engage in open military-to-military relations with the United States, and a “tepid” response to international calls for reprisals against North Korea.

China’s amassing of “expeditionary maritime and air capabilities,” he said, “seems oddly out of step with their stated goal of territorial defense.”

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