Ashton Carter called for greater cooperation with China. (File Photo)
US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter today called for greater cooperation with China as Beijing pursues the rapid development of its military.
"America wants to expand military-to-military agreements with China to focus not only on risk reduction, but also on practical cooperation," Carter said at a security summit in Singapore.
"Our two militaries can also work together, bilaterally or as part of the principled security network, to meet a number of challenges -- like terrorism and piracy -- in the Asia-Pacific and around the world."