Panetta to stress commitment to Asia-Pacific
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US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is traveling through Asia this week, determined to show the US is serious about shifting its focus to the region. His trip comes amid growing worries about China's increasingly aggressive posture and North Korea's nuclear ambitions.
In a speech Saturday in Singapore, he's expected to lay out more details of America's plans to increase the number of US troops and military equipment in the Asia-Pacific. (AP)
