China has no allies, US has many around the world: Austin Top Searches China has no allies, US has many around the world: Austin PTI / May 28, 2021, 08:22 IST FacebookTwitterLinkedinEMail File photo WASHINGTON: China, which is currently and will remain America's pacing challenge going forward, has no allies, while the United States has many allies around the world, which gives it greater capacity and greater capability, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told lawmakers on Thursday. "China is currently and will remain our pacing challenge going forward," Austin told the members of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense during a hearing on the fiscal 2022 Budget Request for the Defense Department.