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Blair said he had also expressed concern about Chinese military action around Taiwan
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Blair said he had also expressed concern about Chinese military action around Taiwan
SINGAPORE -- U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin met with his Chinese counterpart for more than an hour Friday, as the two countries sought to repair lines of communications between their militaries that could be critical as tensions continue to rise between the two in the Indo-Pacific region.
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin warns Saturday of China's coercive actions in the Indo-Pacific region while underscoring the need for dialogue to avoid conflict.
A Chinese defense official says the US seeks to build an Asia-Pacific version of NATO military alliance to maintain its global hegemony.
United States Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin told a gathering of top security officials Saturday that war with China was neither imminent nor unavoidable, despite rapidly escalating tensions in the Asia-Pacific region, stressing the importance of renewed dialogue between him and his Chinese counterpart in avoiding "miscalculations and misunderstandings."