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Pacom Nominee Calls Regional Allies Bedrock of Strategy

Source country globalsecurity Friday, February 10, 2012 1:02:00 AM CET | info [other]

Entities: Kim Jong-un[1]; Barack Obama[1]; Kim Jong Il[1]; Jim Garamone[1]; Robert F Willard[1]; Samuel Locklear[1];

Other categories: EU-USA; UN Bodies;

Japan, South Korea and other traditional allies will remain the bedrock of U.S. strategy in the Pacific even as the nation reaches out to others, President Barack Obama’s nominee to lead US Pacific Command said....

U.S. PACOM nominee plans to improve military to military relations with China

Source country xinhuanet_en Friday, February 10, 2012 12:49:00 AM CET | info [other]

Entities: Samuel Locklear[1]; Robert Willard[1];

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Samuel Locklear said: "It will be my plan to ... improve our mil-to-mil relationships with a recognition that there are things we won't agree on -- that greater transparency is good for all of us to avoid miscalculation, "

Samuel Locklear said: "we have interest in that part of the world. And I believe that the Chinese and other people in that part of the world need to recognize that we do have U.S. national interests there, and we have the interests of strong allies there"

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 (Xinhua) -- The Navy admiral nominated to become next commander of U.S. Pacific Command (PACOM) said on Thursday that he plans to improve military to military relationship with China, should the Congress greenlights the nomination. Samuel Locklear III, who currently serves as commander of U....

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