BEIJING: China has warned the United States over its new military
strategy, which includes a shift in focus to the Asia-Pacific region.The
plan for a new, 'leaner' military was unveiled Thursday by President
Barack Obama at the Pentagon. Xinhua, the Chinese government s news
agency, cautioned the US military against acting 'like a bull in a china
shop,' but said the new strategy could help China by creating a
'peaceful environment' in the region.The Xinhua editorial warned the US
against 'flexing its muscles':Obama on Thursday announced a plan that
will include about $450 billion in cuts to the military over the next
decade, The New York Times reported.Obama said that while the US
military is in a 'moment of transition' after a decade of war in Iraq
and Afghanistan, the United States will 'maintain our military
superiority.'
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