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Wednesday, June 06, 2012

China Slams U.S. Plan to Shift Naval Fleet to the Pacific


The Chinese government has criticized U.S. plans to shift the bulk of its naval fleet to the Pacific by 2020. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta announced this weekend that a majority of U.S. ships and submarines will operate out of East Asia by the end of the decade. In Beijing, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said U.S. militarization would mark a step backwards.

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