China's military capacity aims to confront the US in Asia

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Updated March 25, 2009 20:38:11

An Australian analysis of China's latest defence white paper says China believes it should have the military capability to confront the United States in the Asian region if necessary. And that could see Australia caught in a military squeeze between its largest trading partner China and its long-term security guarantor the United States. While Beijing has stressed its peaceful intent in the paper, it also describes its widening military horizons, its view of the U-S as an "uncertainty" and its concern about U-S alliances.

Presenter: Linda Mottram
Speaker: Doctor Andrew Davies, Director of the Operations and Capacbility Program at the Australian Strategic Policy Institute

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