SINGAPORE - The global security environment is under threat and in potentially the most dangerous period since World War II, the top United States military officer in the region here warned on Saturda
y .
"The PRC's destabilising actions throughout the Indo-Pacific include coercion, unsafe intercepts against our allies and partners, failure to respect agreements in the form of Hong Kong, border disputes as identified on the Indian border and the line of actual control, and lastly… a declaration of 'no limits' in the relationship between the PRC and the Russians," said Adm Aquilino.
His remarks echoed those of US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin earlier on Saturday during a speech at the Shangri-La Dialogue security summit, where he Speaking at a separate discussion on maritime security at the Dialogue, Adm Aquilino said that most countries in the region share a vision for a free and open Indo-Pacific,"where all nations large and small have an equal voice to settle disputes peacefully and can thrive under a rules-based order to secure their own interests".
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