'China, China, China': Trump's new Pentagon chief Patrick Shanahan sets US defence priorities
2019-01-03 09:49:10 source：South China Morning Post
January 3, 2019
Patrick Shanahan, the acting US defence secretary, singled out China as a key priority in a “great power competition” on his first full day in his new role at the Pentagon on Wednesday, continuing a course set by his predecessor.
Shanahan, who replaced James Mattis on Tuesday, told Pentagon staff members to focus on the National Defence Strategy, a broad review that highlights a new era of “Great Power competition” with Russia and China.
“While we are focused on ongoing operations, Acting Secretary Shanahan told the team to remember China, China, China,” an anonymous defence official was quoted as saying.
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