SINGAPORE -- U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Saturday stressed the importance of talks between his country and China, calling dialogue "a necessity" to avoid misunderstandings.
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U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin speaks at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore on June 3. © Reuters
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