Vietnamese Defense Minister Phung Quang Thanh, left, escorts U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta during a pass and review in Hanoi, Vietnam, June 4, 2012. DOD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo
China Says It's Wary Of U.S. Plan To Focus On Pacific Military Power -- CNN
(CNN) -- The United States is "not in step with the times" in seeking to bolster its military presence in the Pacific region, a spokesman for China's Foreign Ministry said Monday.
Spokesman Lie Weimin's statement comes on the heels of the weekend announcement by Defense Secretary Leon Panetta that 60% of the U.S. naval fleet will sail the Pacific by 2020.
The change is part of President Barack Obama's decision to reorient the United States' strategic attention to the economically vital Pacific after a decade of war in the Middle East.
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More News On Chinese Reaction To America's Military Shift To Asia
China Calls U.S. Shift to Pacific ‘Untimely’ -- Defense News
China expects respect after US naval shift -- RT
China wants US to respect Beijing's interests -- ABC CBN/Reuters
China says more U.S. forces in Asia-Pacific inappropriate -- Xinhuanet
China warns US against 'muddying waters' in South China Sea -- Times of India/PTI
As Panetta Visits Vietnam, China Warily Eyes U.S. Plans For Shift to Asia -- Time
AS TENSIONS MOUNT WITH CHINA: US to shift bulk of Navy ships to Asia-Pacific -- Patrick Martin, Global Research
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