Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin sought to reassure the Asia-Pacific that the U.S. was committed to engagement in the region, while vowing to challenge what he called Chinaâs aggression.
âWe will not flinch when our interests are threatened,â Austin said in a speech Tuesday in Singapore. âYet we do not seek confrontation.â
Austinâs remarks focused on U.S. ties with Association of Southeast Asian Nations, including the millions of vaccines that Washington has donated to the region. But he also stressed that the U.S. and its partners faced a common challenge in China.
The former U.S. Army general told the event hosted by the International Institute for Strategic Studies that Washington would work âwith partners to deter coercion and aggression across the spectrum of conflict,â including Chinese maritime claims in regional waters and assertive military actions.
Pentagon chief: Myanmar military acts flatly unacceptable
July 28, 2021 (Mainichi Japan)
In this photo provided by the Singapore Ministry of Defense, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin along with Singapore Defense Minister Ng Eng Hen, back, review an honor guard at the Ministry of Defense on July 27, 2021 in Singapore. (Singapore Ministry of Defense via AP) SINGAPORE (AP) U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin decried the actions of Myanmar s military rulers on Tuesday and urged a regional bloc to keep demanding an end to the violence. Myanmar, also called Burma, has been wracked by violence by its security forces against people protesting against the military s seizure of power in February.
US won t flinch if interests threatened, says US
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28 Jul 2021, 07:27 GMT+10
Singapore, July 28 (ANI): Amid a diplomatic standoff between the US and China, US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin has said that Washington does not seek conflict with Beijing but is eager to partner with other powers in the Indo-Pacific region to ensure stability. We will not flinch when our interests are threatened. Yet we do not seek confrontation, Austin who is on a tour of south-east Asia said during a speech in Singapore. I am committed to pursuing a constructive, stable relationship with China, including stronger crisis communications with the People s Liberation Army. Big powers need to model transparency and communication. We hope we can work together on common challenges, especially climate change, he said further.
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Beijing s foreign trade hit a record high of 1.42 trillion yuan (219 billion U.S. dollars) in the first half of the year, up 26 percent year on year, the city s customs bureau said on Tuesday.
Beijing s exports grew 18.1 percent year on year to 293 billion yuan, and imports increased 28.2 percent to 1.13 trillion yuan.
In the January-June period, Beijing s trade with the European Union, the United States, and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations each continued to account for over 10 percent of the city s total.
The top import commodities were automobiles and agricultural products, respectively rising by 71.2 percent and 53.6 percent year on year.
High-tech products continued to drive Beijing s export growth and included mobile phones, integrated circuits, and medicines and medical materials.