Pentagon's tone softens on Chinese military growth_美文

Pentagon's tone softens on Chinese military growth

China's military buildup is a central focus of the Obama administration, which is shifting its attention toward the Asia-Pacific region after a decade of wars in the greater Middle East, the Associated Press reported. The US is not building new permanent bases in Asia but is seeking more security partnerships in the region.

The report emphasized the US efforts to build a "healthy, stable, reliable and continuous "military-to-military relationship with China, which the Pentagon views as an essential component of the overall bilateral relationship.

China's growing military capability means opportunities for the two countries to tackle the common challenges together, such as noncombatant evacuation, counter-piracy and peacekeeping, according to the report.

Questions:

1. What did Beijing express to the findings of the annual assessment?

2. What did an action in the US House of Representatives vote to do?

3. What common challenges can the two countries tackle together?

Answers:

1. “Firm opposition”.

2. Force President Barack Obama's administration to authorize the sale of 66 new fighter jets to Taiwan.

3. Noncombatant evacuation, counter-piracy and peacekeeping.

About the broadcaster:

Emily Cheng is an editor at China Daily. She was born in Sydney, Australia and graduated from the University of Sydney with a degree in Media, English Literature and Politics. She has worked in the media industry since starting university and this is the third time she has settled abroad - she interned with a magazine in Hong Kong 2007 and studied at the University of Leeds in 2009.