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Forbes: U.S. Engagement With China Must Be Based on Facts, Not Wishful Thinking

Statement

Date: May 11, 2015
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Foreign Affairs

Congressman J. Randy Forbes (VA-04), Chairman of the House Armed Services Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee and Co-Chairman of the Congressional China Caucus, released the following statement on the release of the Department of Defense's 2015 China Military Power Report:

"This year's report documents China's continuing efforts to develop both anti-access and power projection capabilities through major investments in anti-ship and anti-air missiles, submarines, unmanned aerial vehicles, electronic warfare, space and cyberspace. Also concerning is the marked increase in "gray zone' activities that seek to advance China's territorial claims through militarized coercion. The report is a useful reminder to policymakers that U.S. military engagement with Beijing must be based on China's behavior and capabilities as they really are--not what Washington wishes they would be."


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