US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin called out China on Saturday for a series of coercive, aggressive and dangerous actions that threaten stability around Asia and vowed the United States would stand by partners to resist any pressure
"Indo-Pacific countries shouldn't face political intimidation, economic coercion, or harassment by maritime militias," Austin said in a keynote speech to the Shangri-La Dialogue, Asia's premier defense conference."The PRC's moves threaten to undermine security, and stability, and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific," Austin said, using the acronym to refer to the country by its official name, the People's Republic of China.
Expert: China learning a lesson from Russia's invasion of Ukraine 03:24But Austin said China was operating differently."We've witnessed a steady increase in provocative and destabilizing military activity near Taiwan. That includes PLA aircraft flying near Taiwan in record numbers in recent months -- and on a nearly daily basis," he said, referring to flights of Chinese warplanes into Taiwan's air defense identification zone.
Watch Putin's latest attempt to justify Russia's war in Ukraine 02:56How a war a continent away can affect Pacific security was also brought to the forefront of the discussion on Friday night by Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in a keynote speech at Shangri-La."Ukraine today may be East Asia tomorrow," Kishida said, adding that to ensure its security Tokyo would be substantially increasing its defense budget.
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