The United States Secretary of Defense proposed to ASEAN defense ministers the building of shared maritime domain awareness and said China had shown a lack of respect and threatened their territorial ...

Li last visited Australia in 2024 on a trip that marked a stabilisation in ties between the US ally and the world's second-biggest economy.

Defense secretary praises U.S.-China relations but says better communications needed to “deconflict and deescalate any problems that arise.” ...

The US president also sought to mend ties with Southeast Asian nations that have leaned closer toward Beijing as Trump took aim at their economic growth engines ...