Ex-commander: US needs new China plan

WASHINGTON - In 2005, the nation's top military commander in the Pacific confronted Pentagon hawks who insisted he prepare for a future war with China, warning then-defense secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld that the United States was headed for disaster if it insisted on confronting the Chinese militarily. (Full article: 673 words)

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