US top defence chief underlines many differences on relations with Beijing, and says military display near Taiwan looks like 'rehearsals'
US Defense Secretary Austin says Washington seeks no"new Cold War or a world divided into rigid blocs."
President Joe Biden's Pentagon chief says the United States remained committed to supporting "Taiwan's ability to defend itself." In recent months, the Chinese military has mounted an increasingly aggressive series of sea and air military operations near Taiwan, which it claims as its own.
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