Austin Emphasizes Partnership as Path for Peace in Indo-Pacific

DoD Austin Emphasizes Partnership As Path For Peace In Indo Pacific

The U.S. commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific is at the heart of American national security strategies, and the power of the partnerships that regional nations have built with the United States forms the core for a peaceful and prosperous world for all, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III said today in prepared remarks during a major speech at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore. 

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