The Pentagon is seeking to dissuade China from building its military forces to a level not warranted by its security needs, and the issue is addressed in a new long-term Pentagon plan, a senior U.S. official said on Wednesday.
Ryan Henry, principal deputy undersecretary of defense for policy, said Washington wanted to make sure the Chinese "have the forces necessary to provide for their genuine security needs and not to go beyond that." He gave no further details.
He said the matter was addressed in the Quadrennial Defense Review , a blueprint for changes to U.S. strategy and forces due to be sent to Congress on Monday with President Bush ‘s fiscal 2007 budget.
The Bush administration frequently has voiced concern about China‘s growing military spending. After as many as 17 years of double-digit defense spending increases, China is currently spending two to three times more than the $30 billion publicly announced as its defense budget, U.S. officials estimate.
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