The US Secretary of Defense, in his statements, during a conference in Singapore, said that the Asia-Pacific region is a “priority” for Washington.
The US cannot “be secure unless Asia” is secure, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said today in Singapore, underlining once again that the Asia-Pacific region is a “priority” for Washington.
Mr Austin’s comments came a day after rare talks with his Chinese counterpart Dong Jun were described as “positive” by a Beijing spokesman.
“The US cannot be secure unless Asia is secure and that is why the US has long maintained a presence in that region,” Mr Austin insisted during the Sagri-La Dialogue, an annual forum dedicated to in defense, which is being held until tomorrow Sunday and has turned in recent years into a barometer of Sino-American relations.
Despite the wars in Europe and the Middle East, the Asia-Pacific region “remains the theater of operations” to which the US gives “priority”, he added.
The US is seeking to strengthen alliances and partnerships in the Asia-Pacific region, especially with the Philippines, as it seeks to counterbalance China, a country with growing military power and influence.
The forum, attended by defense officials from around the world, comes a week after China carried out large-scale exercises involving warships and aircraft encircling Taiwan, an island that Beijing considers its province, as a form of “punishment”. of its new president.
Source :Skai
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