Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin warned American troops near Tokyo of the threat represented by China on Monday (Dec 9).
TOKYO: United States Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will meet Japan ese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Tuesday , having a day earlier warned American troops near Tokyo of the threat represented by China.
"The PRC is the only country in the world that has the intent and, increasingly, the capability to change the rules-based international order," he said, using the initials of its full name, the People's Republic of China. Austin's trip to Japan is his 13th visit to the Asia-Pacific region as defence secretary, according to the Pentagon.Trump, who will be sworn in next month, hopes to replace him with Pete Hegseth, a former military officer and Fox News presenter.
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