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[Britons’ bills set to jump £400 a year...] SINGAPORE – The Chinese Embassy in Singapore has responded to a recent speech the United States’ Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin delivered in Singapore, saying he “distorted facts and created falsehoods” to serve American geopolitical strategy. In a statement posted on its website on Thursday (July 29), the embassy said Mr Austin had interfered in China’s internal affairs by referring to matters relating to Taiwan and Xinjiang. It said he also played up the “so-called China threat” in an attempt to drive a wedge between China and its neighbours. Mr Austin, who was...
