U.S. guards against rising military presence of China

WASHINGTON, United States - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates (L) and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Michael Mullen attend a joint news conference at the Pentagon on Feb. 1, 2010, to brief the press on President Barack Obama's defense budget proposal. In a quadrennial paper to review its defense policy released the same day, the Defense Ministry showed increased vigilance over the growing military presence of China and pledged to transform U.S. forces to better deal with terrorism. (Kyodo)

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