US Pentagon chief Jim Mattis delivers his speech during the first plenary session at the 16th Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), ShangriLa Dialogue Summit in Singapore on June 3, 2017.The annual Shangri-La Dialogue is attended by defence ministers from around the region and runs from June 2 to 4. / AFP PHOTO / ROSLAN RAHMAN
SINGAPORE: The United States is encouraged by China’s efforts to restrain North Korea but Washington will not accept Beijing’s militarisation of islands in the South China Sea, US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis (pic) said.
The comments by Mattis, during the annual Shangri-La Dialogue, show how US President Donald Trump’s administration is looking to balance working with China to restrain North Korea’s advancing missile and nuclear programmes while dealing with Beijing’s activities in the South China Sea.
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