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US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin criticized China on Saturday for a “more coercive and aggressive approach to its territorial claims.”
Speaking at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, Asia’s premier defense conference, Austin said there had been an “alarming” increase in the number of unsafe and unprofessional encounters between Chinese planes and vessels with those of other countries.
“We’ve witnessed a steady increase in provocative and destabilizing military activity near Taiwan, and…
