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U.S. VOICES CONCERNS OVER CHINA'S MILITARY BUILDUP

Central News Agency

2005-06-08 15:00:11

    Washington, June 7 (CNA) The Bush administration is very concerned about China's military buildup, White House spokesman Scott McClellan said Tuesday.

    The spokesman made the comments at a press briefing in response to a reporter's question about whether U.S. President George W. Bush shares the concerns expressed in Singapore recently by Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld that China's military buildup could pose a threat to stability.

    McClellan said that Rumsfeld's remarks clearly reflect the U.S. stance and its commitment to promoting stability and peace in the Asia-Pacific region. "We are a nation at war on terrorism, " the spokesman said, adding that "there are serious threats that we face when it comes to proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and those weapons getting into the hands of terrorists."

    Referring to Rumsfeld's remarks at the Fourth Asian Security Conference at the end of last month in Singapore, McClellan said that "the secretary spelled out some of the concerns we had and asked why it was necessary that this (China's military buildup) needed to be done." "Peace and stability in the region is a priority for this administration. And we have concerns when a country is taking the steps that China is, and the secretary was simply expressing those concerns, " the spokesman added.

(By Jorge Liu and P.C.Tang)

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