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US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin said Washington was committed to helping its allies in the Indo-Pacific defend themselves, in a speech highlighting America’s growing presence in the region amid its rivalry with China . The US would ensure its allies had the right capabilities to “deter aggression”, he said on Saturday at the Shangri-La Dialogue , a three-day defence summit in Singapore organised by British think tank the International Institute for Strategic Studies. “We seek a region free of aggression and bullying, and we seek a world that respects territorial integrity and political independence,” Austin said. The US defence chief...
