Admiral Samuel Locklear, commander of the U.S. Pacific Command, adjusts his translation earpiece at the start of the 45th Security Consultative Meeting at the Defence Ministry in Seoul, October 2, 2013. Credit: Reuters/Jacquelyn Martin/Pool
U.S. Military Sees Risks In China-Japan Tensions, Seeks Restraint -- Phil Stewart and David Alexander, Reuters
(Reuters) - The top U.S. military commander in the Asia-Pacific region acknowledged his concern on Thursday over entrenched tensions between Japan and China, a day after Japan's prime minister evoked comparisons to Britain and Germany before World War One.
Admiral Samuel Locklear, the head of the U.S. military's Pacific Command, said the role of the United States was to keep encouraging restraint, professionalism and "hope there will be diplomatic dialogue and a solution to this."
"I am concerned," Locklear told a Pentagon briefing, after being asked to assess the tensions between Japan and China and the risk of conflict.
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My Comment: The reason why Admiral Samuel Locklear is concerned (over China - Japan tensions) is obvious .... he and the U.S. cannot control animosities that have been around for centuries. And heaven help us (and everyone else) if those two countries should ever decide to have a modern day military conflict.
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