Secretary Lloyd Austin also issued a warning to Beijing against 'risky' military acts during his speech at the Shangri-La Dialogue.
Austin noted during his remarks at the summit in Singapore that the"whole world has a stake in maintaining peace and stability" in Taiwan, pointing to the importance of ensuring the security of commercial shipping lanes in the region. Global supply chains, as well as the freedom of navigations, rely on peace in the region he said, warning of the far-reaching effects of a war in Taiwan.
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin speaks during the Shangri-La Dialogue summit in Singapore on Saturday. Austin, during his speech at the security conference, warned that a war between the United States and China would be"devastating.""But make no mistake: conflict in the Taiwan Strait would be devastating," he said.
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