PHNOM PENH: The
region’s top US
military commander
on Tuesday expressed
concern over China’s
rapid military
build-up, just days
after an
unprecedented
display of Beijing’s
firepower during war
games with Russia.
“China professes to
be advocating a
peaceful rise”, said
Admiral Timothy J
Keating,
head of the US
Pacific Command,
during his first
official trip to
Cambodia, where he
met with senior
defence officials.





