SINGAPORE -- From hosting the inaugural four-way defense ministers meeting with Japan, Australia and the Philippines, to launching a real-time intelligence-sharing mechanism with Tokyo and Seoul, U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin made strides in defense cooperation with allies during the three-day Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore.
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From left, Japanese Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and South Korean Defense Minister Lee Jong-sup before their trilateral meeting at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore on June 3. © U.S. Department of Defense
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