Defense Secretary Leon Panetta: U.S. military in Asia no threat to China

Sunday, June 3, 2012

SINGAPORE -- From this island nation in the South China Sea, U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta sent a message Saturday that America's new military focus on the Asia-Pacific is not intended to raise tensions in the region or threaten Beijing.

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