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In swipe at China, U.S. defence chief warns of Asia instability

Published 06/01/2019, 08:41 AM
Updated 06/01/2019, 08:50 AM
In swipe at China, U.S. defence chief warns of Asia instability

SINGAPORE, June 1 (Reuters) - Acting U.S. Defense Secretary
Patrick Shanahan suggested on Saturday that China was
responsible for a range of destabilising activities in Asia,
stirring already heightened tensions between the world's two
largest economies.
In a wide-ranging speech in front of regional defence chiefs
at the annual Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, Shanahan called
on Asian allies to increase their security spending, while
emphasising the United States' commitment to the region.
Shanahan's comments come as the United States and China are
locked in an escalating trade war and at odds over a range of
issues from the disputed South China Sea to democratic Taiwan,
claimed by China as its sacred territory.

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