Officials Decry Port Denial ; Pentagon Mum On Future of Relations with China
The Washington Times › November 24, 2007
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The Pentagon criticized China yesterday for denying a Thanksgiving Day port visit to Hong Kong by the USS Kitty Hawk, but would not say whether the snub will lead to limits on military exchanges with Beijing.
Pentagon and military officials were stunned by China's abrupt decision Wednesday to disallow the carrier visit, which was planned for at least a month and timed for the holiday.See the full content of this document
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Officials Decry Port Denial ; Pentagon Mum On Future of Relations with China
"This was a most unfortunate incident that we are still working to better understand," Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman said, adding that it is "premature" to say whether military exchanges with China will be cut back as a ...
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