China published a national defense paper on Tuesday that suggested that the United States was creating tensions in the Asia-Pacific region by strengthening its military presence and reinforcing its alliances there. The paper, released by the Ministry of Defense, did not declare the United States was responsible for the tensions, but the message was clear.
Strongly alluding to the Obama administration’s policy to “pivot” toward a greater focus on the Asia-Pacific region, the paper said: “Some country has strengthened its Asia-Pacific military alliances, expanded its military presence in the region, and frequently makes the situation tenser.” Thus, China had an “arduous task to safeguard its national unification, territorial integrity and development interests.”
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Jane Perlez and Chris Buckley, New York Times via CHINA US Focus http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChinaUsFocus/~3/WBs4KeuIAjI/
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