The U.S. defense secretary, Lloyd Austin, has called the Indo-Pacific region America’s “priority theater” during a historic ...

U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has expressed regret that his Chinese counterpart chose not to hold talks with him ...

Katz noted that "no democracy in the world, including the United States, employs such measures against its citizens without due legal process.” ...

There was recent reporting that Trump's transition team is compiling a list of senior U.S. military officers who were ...

The United States and Fiji have started talks aimed at strengthening military ties between Washington and the Pacific island ...

The Pentagon has confirmed that American troops are quietly assisting Philippine maritime operations in the South China Sea, ...

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III hold a news conference with Fijian Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka in Fiji, Nov. 22, ...

Lloyd Austin, on one of his last trips to Asia as Defense Secretary, expressed regret Thursday that China chose not to meet with Southeast Asia defense ministers this week in ...

China said the rationale behind its decision was a recent U.S. arms sale to Taiwan, a self-ruled island that Beijing views as ...

Lloyd Austin watched a welcome ceremony at a military base near Fiji’s capital of Suva, having become the first American defense secretary to visit the island. His trip was itself a message, giving ...

Lloyd Austin touched down in Fiji on Friday, becoming the first US defence secretary to visit the Pacific Island nation, which has become increasingly important in a tussle for influence with China.

Chinese Minister of National Defense Dong Jun declined to meet with Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin due to the recent U.S.