U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates will visit the Second Artillery Corps, managing to visit China
7, according to Xinhua News Agency, President Obama signed the fiscal year 2011 (started last Oct. 1) National Defense Authorization Act. Under the Act, the U.S. defense budget for fiscal year 2011, the total will reach 725 billion U.S. dollars, including 158.7 billion U.S. dollars in war funding.
United States is the world's countries with the highest military spending. Although the White House and Congress to control budget deficits, the federal government seeking to compress spending, but the defense budget continues unabated over the previous fiscal year (the fiscal year 6800 defense budget billion).
6, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said the Pentagon must end the "continuous burn" culture. The next 5 years they plan to cut defense budget 78 billion U.S. dollars.
9 evening, Gates is expected to arrive in Beijing to begin a period of 3 days on a trip. There are reports that during his visit, Gates will travel to the PLA Second Artillery Corps, to understand the latest development of China's strategic missile.
In addition, the insistence of Republican lawmakers, the U.S. fiscal year 2011 Defense Authorization Act limits the administration to use federal funds, will be transferred to the Guantanamo prisoners to trial in federal court within the United States or transfer to a third country to continue custody.
no doubt Obama will close the Guantanamo prison thwarted his plans. Obama on the 7th that will seek to repeal the provision, and opposes any attempt to extend or expand the practice of these terms.
former Bush administration in January 2002 established the prison at Guantanamo, detention of "9.11" captured in Afghanistan after the war "base" Qaeda and Taliban suspects. As the United States seriously affected the image of Guantanamo, Obama said shortly after taking office to close the prison within a year, but then the resistance to adversity, this commitment has not yet been fulfilled.
