Panetta's Asia-Pacific trip aids strategic pivot
By Zhao Shengnan and Zhou Wa | China Daily | Updated: 2012-09-24 08:08
Expert says regional tensions give US excuse to intervene in region
US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta's weeklong visit to the Asia-Pacific region helped boost Washington's partners' military capabilities as part of a strategic pivot to the Asia-Pacific, analysts said.
The trip, which concluded on Saturday, took Panetta to Japan, China and New Zealand.
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