SENIOR OFFICERS - U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, greets senior officers of the People's Liberation Army's General Staff in Beijing, July 11, 2011. Mullen is on a three-day trip to the country to meet with counterparts and Chinese leaders. DOD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeleyChinese General Critiques American Military Spending -- McClatchy News
BEIJING — China’s top general publicly admonished the United States on Monday for a wide array of issues, ranging from spending too much on its military during an economic downturn to the timing of joint exercises with other nations in the South China Sea.
The critique of the American military came during a news conference with Adm. Mike Mullen, the chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, who's visiting China during a series of exchanges meant to boost relations. Gen. Chen Bingde, the chief of the general staff of the People’s Liberation Army, said he hoped that “our American friends will understand the underlying logic of being more modest and prudent in words and deeds.”
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