US defense secretary offers closer security ties to China

Associated Press ^ | Jun 3, 2016 10:24 PM EDT | Robert Burns

[Olog-hai]

Striking a notably positive tone, U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter on Saturday offered closer U.S. cooperation with China in pursuit of a deeper and broader Asian security network. He said he intends to visit Beijing this year.

In a speech to an international security conference in Singapore, Carter repeated frequent U.S. complaints about China unnerving its neighbors with expansive moves to build up reefs, islets and other land features in the disputed South China Sea. But he did not explicitly accuse China of militarizing those areas.

He emphasized possibilities for cooperating with China while stating that the U.S. will remain the pre-eminent power.

“America wants to expand military-to-military agreements with China to focus not only on risk reduction, but also on practical cooperation. Our two militaries can also work together,” he said, bilaterally or as part of a broader security network to combat global threats like terrorism and piracy. …

[Rembrandt]

Ash should bring his Boss along, then if China would keep them there they would feel at home and millions of people would be happier.

[sparklite2]

He emphasized possibilities for cooperating with China while stating that the U.S. will remain the pre-eminent power.

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Something that can’t last forever, won’t.
When China becomes the planet’s largest economy,
military supremacy will follow. The only comfort
is China’s history of not being an expansionist power.
Western Civ is in the process of committing suicide.

[MadMax, the Grinning Reaper]

This is called “Surrender” and “Treason” where I come from.

[Seaplaner]

Oh...

...my!

[steel_resolve]

Carter is a fcking idiot. Plus this moron has not disunvited China from RIMPAC 2016, even though they spied on us during the last RIMPAC. Treason masquerading as delision.

[Reno89519]

Closer military ties?! If they disarm, sure. Otherwise, no. They are not our friends and treating them as friends and allies won’t change the fact that they are our enemy. Reminds me of the snake poem that Trump often reads.

[BenLurkin]

So....he’s negotiating our surrender?

[doorgunner69]

Considering the resources the Chicoms have on the ground and likely working in Pearl harbor, I doubt the ships participating in RIMPAC add much intel.

We, OTOH, do get to see them operate close up.

[virgil]

“Closer military ties” sounds like surrender to me.

[Reno89519]

Agreed.