As if we didn't have enough enemies already.

• Author: Erwin, Sandra I.
• Position: DEFENSE INSIDER: NEWS FROM INSIDE THE BELTWAY - Brief article

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The Pentagon should quit its habit of issuing an annual report about the military capabilities of the People's Republic of China, said former Undersecretary of Defense Jacques Gander.

That report sends a clear message that the United States is anticipating a future armed confrontation with China, Gander lamented during an industry conference in Washington, D.C.

In the context of what is happening in the world today, the United States and China should be teammates, not rivals, said Gander. Both nations have problems--environmental pollution, access to energy supplies, terrorism--that they should be tackling together, he added. "We should work with them to share solutions rather than putting...