BEIJING - China criticized a U.S. decision to deploy up to 2,500 Marines to Australia on Nov. 30, calling it proof of a "Cold War mentality," in Beijing's strongest comments yet on the issue.
President Barack Obama announced earlier this month that the U.S. would station the Marines in the northern city of Darwin in what many have viewed as a bid to counterbalance China's growing might in Asia-Pacific.
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