lynnf
10-12-2010, 05:55 AM
uh,oh. here they come.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101012/ap_on_re_as/as_china_asia_security
HANOI, Vietnam – China worked to calm nerves Tuesday among Asian neighbors jittery over its recent attempts to assert greater control over disputed waters, while its rival Washington stressed its national interest in keeping those seas free for commerce.
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said the U.S. has a stake in the growing number of disputes about ownership of Asian island chains and ship routes through waters China claims.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101012/ap_on_re_as/as_china_asia_security
HANOI, Vietnam – China worked to calm nerves Tuesday among Asian neighbors jittery over its recent attempts to assert greater control over disputed waters, while its rival Washington stressed its national interest in keeping those seas free for commerce.
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said the U.S. has a stake in the growing number of disputes about ownership of Asian island chains and ship routes through waters China claims.