US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin Says The U.S. Is Not Seeking To Create An 'Asian NATO'

 

Radio Asia: U.S. not seeking to create 'Asian NATO,' defense secretary says 

Lloyd Austin also reaffirmed an American commitment to a free Indo-Pacific, in a speech in Singapore. 

The U.S. Defense Secretary emphasized partnership as the main priority for the American security strategy in the Indo-Pacific during a keynote speech on Saturday. However, Lloyd Austin stressed that the U.S. does not seek to create “an Asian NATO.” Austin spoke for half an hour at the First Plenary Session of the Shangri-La Dialogue 2022 security forum in Singapore.  

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WNU Editor: This US Senator is pushing for an Asian NATO .... Create a NATO for the Pacific, U.S. senator proposes (Nikkei Asia). Not surprising, Beijing is voicing its opposition to these developments .... Japan hijacks Asia with NATO collusion push, endangers region (Global Times). More Chinese criticisms on US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's Shangri-La speech (see video below).