Pentagon Plans No Change in Pacific Force Structure in Wake of China White Paper

By Thomas Duffy / February 22, 2000 at 5:00 AM
The Defense Department will make no force level or deployment changes to U.S. military forces stationed in the Western Pacific following China's warning that it will use force against Taiwan if the island's leaders continue to stall on reunification talks, a Pentagon spokesman said today. "We plan no change in force dispositions and no change in our naval dispositions in the area at this stage," Pentagon spokesman Ken Bacon said today. "Obviously, we will watch the situation very closely." China's...

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