Pentagon Distances Itself from China Warning

The U.S. Defense Department is distancing itself from remarks made by a senior Navy official who said China is training for a short war with Japan.   U.S. Navy Captain James Fanell, deputy chief of staff intelligence and information systems for the U.S. Pacific Fleet, was quoted as saying China is training its forces for a “short, sharp war” with Japan in remarks at a gathering in California earlier this month.   At a briefing Thursday, Pentagon spokesman U.S. Navy Rear Admiral...

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