Army Working To Find Its Voice In Managing Relationship With China

摘要

Amid the annual hype over the Pentagon's report on Chinese military strength, the Army is working to find its voice in shaping a relationship with Beijing that, on its face, is characterized predominantly by questions of air and naval power, according to ground service officials and analysts. For years, discussions among those who believe that China would one day be a threat have focused on stand-off, precision-strike weapons and power-projection capabilities at sea — leaving land power mostly out of the picture. But exactly how defense planners treat China in the years ahead could be crucial for the Army because the debate has huge ramifications for how the shrinking budget pie is divided among the services.