US Defence Secretary visits Cambodia amid concerns over China's influence

Jun 05, 2024

Lloyd Austin expressed US apprehensions about China's funding and operations at the base, strategically positioned near the South China Sea.

Chinese, Russian influence 'destabilizing' Africa, warns US Defence Secy Austin

Dec 17, 2022

Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin, at a panel with several African presidents at the start of the three-day summit, warned of a different approach by...

"Russia an acute threat, China- the only competitor": US defence strategy

Oct 28, 2022

At a conference at the Pentagon detailing the DoD National Defence Strategy, US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin described "Russia as an acute threat" and...

US Defense Secy, Italian counterpart discuss 'rising China, threats from Russia'

Jan 30, 2021

Washington DC [US], January 30 : US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin in his first conversation with Italian counterpart Lorenzo Guerini on Friday discussed global...

US won't flinch if interests threatened, says Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin to China

Jul 28, 2021

Singapore, July 28 : Amid a diplomatic standoff between the US and China, US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin has said that Washington does not...

US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin discharged from hospital

Feb 13, 2024

US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin was discharged from Walter Reed National Medical Center at 3:30 pm (local time) on Tuesday.