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Agency France Press, Sep 25, 2000 WASHINGTON-- U.S. President Bill Clinton cautioned Sunday against reducing the U.S. military presence in Asia even if North and South Korea make progress toward normalizing relations and China continues on the path of reform. "If tensions between North and South Korea decrease and if China continues to open up, we may be tempted to draw back," Clinton wrote in an article published in The New York Times. "We must not do so." The warning came days after the U.S. Senate passed landmark legislation granting China permanent normal trade relations status, a measure that is expected to throw open the vast Chinese market to U.S. companies and secure Beijing's accession to the World Trade Organization. While hailing the Senate's decision, Clinton warned that trade with China "will not automatically bring freedom or peace." "But opening China's markets can influence the choices it is making at this important moment in its history," the president pointed out. The U.S. Defense Department warned in a report Friday that North Korea still posed a serious military threat after retooling its military even while easing its isolation. The United States maintains more than 95,000 troops in Asia and Pacific, including 37,000 in South Korea, according to the Pentagon. Clinton said the United States must maintain it military presence and its alliances in the region. "There remain enough uncertainties that we must be ready if there is a crisis," he wrote. "For we are not in Asia simply to respond to danger, but to be a balance wheel for stability that prevents danger from arising," the president added.
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