NEW YORK -- U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper said on Friday that China and Russia were the Pentagon's top two priorities, as they pose a challenge to the world order through their rising military power and various tools of influence, such as Beijing's Belt and Road Initiative.
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U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper speaks about the Pentagon's defense priorities and policies at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York City. (Photo by Howard Heyman/CFR)
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