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General Category => World News => Topic started by: TomSea on June 02, 2018, 10:25:41 am

Title: US: China is 'intimidating neighbours'
Post by: TomSea on June 02, 2018, 10:25:41 am
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US: China is 'intimidating neighbours'

China is deploying missiles in the disputed South China Sea to intimidate and coerce its neighbours, US Defence Secretary James Mattis has said.

Speaking in Singapore, General Mattis said Beijing's actions called into question its broader goals.

He also said the issue of US troops in South Korea was "not on the table" at this month's summit between President Trump and North Korea's Kim Jong-un.

Read more at: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-44340439 (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-44340439)