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U.S-China Tensions Test Regional Stability, Says Defense Chief

September 14 2010

Australia

Australia's defense chief says tensions between China and the U.S. may pose a threat to regional stability, reports the Australian.

China's military modernization has raised concerns due to its lack of transparency, said Air Chief Marshal Angus Houston.

Without stable Chinese-U.S. military-to-military relations, "we won't have the sort of prosperous circumstances that we've had over the past 40 years," said the defense chief.

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