Persistent Suitor: Washington Wants India as an Ally to Contain China

U.S. Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter visited Delhi in mid-April, and along with $14 billion in supposed defensive military items from the U.S., as well as a cancelled Beijing trip, unease has spread in China’s defense community. It appears that mutual concerns about China’s ambitions are principal driving force in the China-U.S. bilateral relationship.

Ted Galen Carpenter Senior Fellow, Cato Institute via CHINA US Focus http://ift.tt/1QDTa9P