DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates Warns China Over J-20 Stealth fighter Jet.....NSI News Source Info # 1402
**Gates, headed to Beijing for talks, voices hope that the U.S. will be able to persuade Chinese military leaders to cut back on their pursuit of advanced weaponry.
Source: DTN News - - This article compiled by Roger Smith from reliable sources By David S. Cloud., Los Angeles Times January 9, 2011
Source: DTN News - - This article compiled by Roger Smith from reliable sources By David S. Cloud., Los Angeles Times January 9, 2011(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - January 8, 2011: Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates warned Saturday that China's development of advanced missiles and a new stealth fighter could endanger U.S. naval and air forces, and he warned that the Pentagon would "respond appropriately."
"They clearly have the potential to put some of our capabilities at risk, and we have to pay attention to them. We have to respond appropriately with our own programs," Gates told reporters as he traveled to Beijing for three days of talks with senior Chinese leaders.
Gate's visit to China is his first since 2007, when he was Defense secretary in the George W. Bush administration. He was supposed to go in June 2010, but the visit was canceled amid the downgrading of military ties after the U.S. announcement of a $5.4-billion weapons sale to Taiwan, a U.S. ally that China considers a breakaway province.
With the overall U.S.-China relationship on an upswing, Gates voiced hope that the U.S. would be able to persuade Chinese military leaders to cut back on their pursuit of advanced military capabilities.
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