US military officials yesterday defended their shift of resources to Asia as China’s presidential heir apparent used a trip to Washington to criticise the Obama administration’s plans to “pivot” towards the region.
Defence secretary Leon Panetta told a congressional hearing that the US needed to make substantial new investments in weapons and technologies because rising powers were “testing international rules and relationships”.
Mr Panetta was speaking as Xi Jinping, China’s vice-
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