U.S. Defense Secretary says war with China neither imminent nor unavoidable, stressing need for talks
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin looks on during the Shangri-La Dialogue summit at the Shangri-La Hotel in Singapore, on June 1, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP United States Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin told a gathering of top security officials on June 1 that war with China was neither imminent nor unavoidable, despite rapidly escalating…