Agence France-Presse,
The world is watching to see whether China will chart a path toward a more open society, and wondering why it is concealing the pace of its military spending, U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said Oct. 18.
Rumsfeld, making his first visit here in his current position, said China will have to make choices between its desire for continued economic growth and efforts to control outside influences and access to information.