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US-China conflict not inevitable: Senior Pentagon official Friday, 30 April 2021 5:46 PM [ Last Update: Friday, 30 April 2021 5:57 PM ] US Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks A senior Pentagon official says a conflict between the United States and China is not inevitable, calling on both sides to avoid an unnecessary escalation in tensions. US Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks told a virtual event on Friday that Washington did not believe that a conflict with China was inevitable. But, she said, both Beijing and Washington have to do their part to avoid a needless escalation in tensions. “The...
