The United States will continue to defend humanitarian principles and
international law, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Saturday, warning
that China and Russia want a world where force is used to resolve
disagreements.
According to Austin’s presentation at the Halifax International Security
Forum in Canada, “Beijing, like Moscow, seeks a world where might makes
right, where disagreements are resolved by force, and where autocrats may
stamp out the flame of freedom.”
“The difficulty that we face in the Indo-Pacific, where (China) is likewise
pushing for something very far from our idea of a free and stable and open
international order,” Austin added, referring to the conflict between
Moscow and Kyiv
international law, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Saturday, warning
that China and Russia want a world where force is used to resolve
disagreements.
According to Austin’s presentation at the Halifax International Security
Forum in Canada, “Beijing, like Moscow, seeks a world where might makes
right, where disagreements are resolved by force, and where autocrats may
stamp out the flame of freedom.”
“The difficulty that we face in the Indo-Pacific, where (China) is likewise
pushing for something very far from our idea of a free and stable and open
international order,” Austin added, referring to the conflict between
Moscow and Kyiv
