From AFP:
US Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Thursday he will raise US concerns about the lack of transparency surrounding China’s military programs when he meets with Chinese leaders next week.
Gates will visit China, South Korea and Japan in his first trip to northeast Asia as US defense secretary.
Asked at a news conference whether he considered China a military threat, Gates said he did not.
“I have concerns with a variety of the military programs that they have under way and the developmental programs. I have concern with the lack of transparency,” he said. [Full Text]
