Asia Times:  Carter asks China to join ‘principled security network’ for Asia

Asia Times: Carter asks China to join ‘principled security network’ for Asia

By David BrunnstromSINGAPORE (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter urged China on Saturday to join a “principled security network” for Asia, saying that the United States would remain the world’s most powerful military and the main guarantor of regional security for decades to come.U.S. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter speaks at the IISS Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore June 4, 2016. REUTERS/Edgar Su

In an attempt to counter some concerns in Asia about U.S. staying power, Carter told a regional security forum in Singapore that the U.S. approach to the Asia-Pacific remained “one of commitment, strength and inclusion.”  more