Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin: “China is the only country with both the will and, increasingly, the power to reshape its region and the international order to suit its authoritarian preferences. . .So let me be clear — we’re not going to let that happen.”

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https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-12-03/pentagon-warns-china-on-asia-pacific-us-will-keep-war-fighting-edge

Pentagon Warns China on Asia-Pacific: US Will Keep War-Fighting Edge

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said the US is building a more lethal force posture in the Indo-Pacific as part of efforts to make sure China doesn’t dominate the region the way it intends to.

Bloomberg

As Secretary Austin said, “Today, the Indo-Pacific is at the heart of American grand strategy.” And that strategy cannot succeed without defending the rules and alliances at stake in the South China Sea.

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https://foreignpolicy.com/2022/08/14/the-united-states-is-deeply-invested-in-the-south-china-sea/

China and America Are Contending For the South China Sea

As China postures, Washington remains committed.

Foreign Policy