Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff addresses the Center for American Progress on the current military-to-military dialogue between the United States and China in Washington, D.C. on Dec. 1, 2010. (DoD photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley/Released)
Upcoming meetings agreed to by the military leaders of the United States and China have renewed the prospect of strengthened military-to-military engagement, the chairman of the Joints Chiefs of Staff said today.
"I believe that should we choose to exert American influence solely through our armed forces, we should expect to see that influence diminish over time."
(September 30, 2010, Texas A&M; University)