In late May the Department of De-fense issued its annual report to Congress on the “Military Power of the People’s Republic of China.” While not a perfect document, this assessment of the expanding danger emanating from Beijing displays that the Pentagon not only understands the implications of a Chinese challenge to the American primacy in Asia, but is also bold enough to confront Beijing about Washington’s concerns.At face value the Defense Department’s document is not unlike those released in previous years; however, a close examination of the report and its surrounding reactions demonstrate that the situation has become all the more serious.
Descargar PDF
