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WorldPosted at: Jan 20 2016 7:52AM


Balance of Asia-Pacific military power shifting against US

WASHINGTON, Jan 20 (Reuters) The balance of military power in the Asia-Pacific is shifting against the United States, as China and North Korea challenge the credibility of US security commitments and the Pentagon faces spending limits, according to a study released .
Researchers at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, which conducted the study for the US Department of Defense, were left "concerned" that President Barack Obama's "rebalance" of US interests toward Asia might not be sufficient to secure US interests in the region.
Congress required the Department of Defense to commission the report under the 2015 National Defense Authorization Act.
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