SINGAPORE -- The U.S. seeks no confrontation with China but "will not flinch" when its interests are threatened, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Tuesday in a wide-ranging speech in Singapore.
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U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin: He is on a Southeast Asia tour that includes Singapore, Vietnam and the Philippines. © Reuters
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