Mattis in Asia, fixing Trump-rattled relationships one by one
SATURDAY, JUNE 30, 2018
US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis spent four days in East Asia trying to keep on the rails key relationships -- two friendly, one adversarial -- that his boss President Donald Trump has thrown into confusion.
When US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis attends a security summit in Singapore this weekend, he hopes to assure allies of America's commitment to the region and its aim of checking China's seemingly inexorable rise.
US to keep confronting Beijing in S. China Sea: Mattis
TUESDAY, MAY 29, 2018
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis vowed Tuesday that the US would keep confronting China over its territorial claims in the South China Sea, where Beijing has established a significant military presence on contested islands.
Mattis reassures allies as US turns to China on N. Korea
SATURDAY, JUNE 03, 2017
SINGAPORE - Pentagon chief Jim Mattis moved to reassure Asian allies Saturday that the United States could work with China on reining in North Korea's nuclear weapons programme without compromising its opposition to Beijing's continued "militarisation" of the South China Sea.
Mattis blasts China's 'contempt' for other nations' interests
SATURDAY, JUNE 03, 2017
SINGAPORE - Pentagon chief Jim Mattis on Saturday criticised China's actions in the South China Sea, saying Beijing showed "contempt" for other nations' interests.