The United States should put its own house in order before pointing the finger at other nations, a Chinese analyst said on Friday in response to remarks on the modernization of Beijing's military by Barack Obama's choice for the Pentagon's second-ranking job.

William Lynn, who is set to become deputy secretary of defense on Tuesday, said on Thursday that the US should be concerned about China's military modernization.

"The pace and scale of modernization, coupled with the lack of transparency surrounding both capabilities and intentions, are a source of concern for the US as well as for its allies and the region more broadly," Lynn said in an interview.