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...Mike Green, head of the US Studies Centre at the University of Sydney, said Yoon’s decision not to meet Pelosi and the stance of south-east Asian nations showed there was some “anxiety” in the region, but...
...Michael Mullen, former chair of the US joint chiefs, is leading the delegation, which includes Michèle Flournoy, a former top defence official, according to two people familiar with the situation....
...Michael Mullen, former chair of the US joint chiefs of staff, is leading the delegation, which includes Michèle Flournoy, a former top Pentagon official, according to two people familiar with the situation...
...The delegation included Michèle Flournoy, a former top Pentagon official, Evan Medeiros, a former White House Asia adviser to Barack Obama, and Mike Green, who held the same position for George W Bush....
...Mike Gallagher, a Republican member of Congress, wrote on Twitter that Mr Austin was a “patriot,” but added that “this is not the pick if you believe China is an urgent threat”....
...DEFENCE Michèle Flournoy, a former top Pentagon official, is the strong favourite. She would be the first female secretary of defence....
...Ms Flournoy’s recommendation is that America should strengthen its military capacity, so as to restore deterrence....
...Mike Pompeo, US secretary of state, said on Tuesday that while he did not have “specific knowledge” of the legal justification for the strike, he was sure the Trump administration would have conducted a...
...At the hearing, Mr Gates and Admiral Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, also spelt out additional spending plans for unmanned aerial vehicles, helicopters and special forces....
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