How The U.S. And Its Allies Are Countering A Growing China

The New Pacific Theater -- Robert Haddick, Foreign Policy

The United States and its allies take the first steps toward countering a growing China.

This week Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton flew to San Francisco to meet with their counterparts from Australia. The occasion was the anniversary of the ANZUS mutual defense treaty, signed 60 years ago in San Francisco's Presidio. That treaty was signed near the start of the Cold War, while the United States and its allies were locked in bloody combat against the Chinese army in Korea. This week's event in San Francisco was an effort to update the defense pact, with China again looming over the meeting.

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My Comment: I expect more of these type of military arrangements to be formed with other Asian nations who are concerned about growing Chinese power and influence .... which in this case is almost everyone.