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WASHINGTON: China, which already is a "regional hegemon", is now aiming to be a "dominant world power", America's defence secretary-designate retired Gen Lloyd Austin has told US lawmakers, citing Beijing's recent "coercive behaviour" in the region and around the globe. The US and China are currently engaged in a bitter confrontation over various issues, including trade, the origins of the novel coronavirus pandemic, the communist giant's aggressive military moves in the disputed South China Sea and human rights. "They're (China) already a regional hegemon and I think their goal is to be a dominant world power. And they are working...
