https://freerepublic.com/tag/encriclement/ en-us Fri, 8 Jul 2005 15:09:26 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1439069/posts Washington draws India in against ChinaWhen cries grow louder in the US political circle for construction of an Asian allies network to guard against China, US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld signed his visiting Indian counterpart Pranab Mukherjee an eye-catching defense cooperation agreement in the Pentagon on June 28. The ten-year agreement focuses on cooperation in weaponry manufacturing and missile defense. The United States has recently made several moves in its Asian strategy, and the hand-shaking of the two defense ministers this time is regarded as another important step it made in Asia, which is partly intended to diminish China's influence... People's Daily https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1439069/posts#comment Fri, 8 Jul 2005 15:09:26 GMT