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China is pacing challenge for US: Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin
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China is pacing challenge for US: Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin
PTI / Jun 18, 2021, 09:55 IST
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China is a pacing challenge for America, says Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin. (PTI)
WASHINGTON: China is a pacing challenge for America, Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin has said, asserting that it is really important for the US to focus more on creating opportunities to better partner with its allies and partners in the strategically vital Indo-Pacific region.
Austin told members of the Senate Appropriations Committee during a hearing on 2022 Budget Request for the Defence Department on Thursday that China was his “priority focus”.
“As we look at some of the aggressive behaviour that we have witnessed from China in the Indo-Pacific, I’m concerned about something that could happen that could spark a crisis,” U.S., Defence Secretary Llyod Austin said.