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发帖数: 6973 | 1 VOA Chinese, June 4, 2011
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/news
/20110604-Gates-Asia-123157588.html
("*盖茨：美国将扩大在亚太地区的军事介入* 盖茨在讲话中表示，美国计划在新加坡
部署新的战舰，方便近海操作，并在研究一项中期的海空战争计划。他说，这项计划的
目的是加强和扩张美军的力量，超越日本和韩国的范围，将东南亚和印度洋纳入美军活
动的范围之内")
Note: Remarks by Secretary Gates at the Shangri-La Dialogue, International
Institute for Strategic Studies, Singapore. US Department of Defense, June 4
, 2011.
http://www.defense.gov/transcripts/transcript.aspx?transcriptid
Quote:
"A posture that maintains our presence in Northeast Asia while enhancing our
presence in Southeast Asia and into the Indian Ocean. For example, this
past November, the U.S. and Australia established a force posture working
group tasked with expanding opportunities for our two militaries to train
and operate together – to include alliance arrangements that would allow
for more combined defense activities and shared use of facilities. * * * In
Singapore, we are strengthening our bi-lateral defense relationship within
the context of the Strategic Framework Agreement and pursuing more
operational engagement – most notably, by deploying U.S. Littoral Combat
Ships to Singapore.
"The U.S. Navy and Air Force have been concerned about anti-access and area
denial scenarios for some time. These two military services are working
together to develop a new concept of operations – called “Air-Sea Battle”
– to ensure that America’s military will continue to be able to deploy,
move, and strike over great distances in defense of our allies and vital
interests.
"Now, I acknowledge that there are still some myopic souls who will argue
that we cannot sustain our role in Asia-Pacific. That there are some voices
of gloom and doom who would also argue that the best days of the United
States are behind it. No doubt the challenges America faces as a nation are
daunting. But as I end my career in government, I remain completely
optimistic about the prospects of the United States because I have seen
first-hand the staying power and adaptability of America over the course of
my life. Indeed, history’s dustbin is littered with dictators and
aggressors who underestimated America’s resilience, will, and underlying
power. |
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