The US will do its part to manage tensions with China even though Beijing is becoming increasingly aggressive in the Asian region, including near Taiwan, US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin says
Addressing the Shangri-La Dialogue, Austin said the US would continue to stand by its allies, including Taiwan.
In an address to the Shangri-La Dialogue security summit on Saturday, Austin took aim at Beijing's "growing coercion" towards Taiwan, a day after his first face-to-face talks with his Chinese counterpart Wei Fenghe. "That includes aircraft flying near Taiwan in record numbers in recent months, and nearly on a daily basis," he said.
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