Washington, May 4 -- US Indo-Pacific Commander Admiral Samuel Paparo has voiced alarm over the pace and scope of China's evolving military exercises, calling them a major concern in terms of regional stability and US strategic readiness, the Taipei Times cited a media report.

"The rates of change on the depth and breadth of their exercises is the one non-linear effect that I've seen in the last year that wakes me up at night or keeps me up at night," Paparo was quoted as saying during the Sedona Forum at the McCain Institute in Arizona, Taipei Times cited a report published in the UK English daily.

Paparo also warned of the rapid speed at which China is expanding its military strength. Although the US would still win in a potential conf...