KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia—The head of U.S. Pacific Command said Monday that coercive actions by Beijing and other actors are challenging regional stability, warning the United States will not allow any nation to dominate the Indo-Pacific.
Adm. Samuel Paparo said some actors were using “false claims of legitimacy” to justify intimidation and coercion.
“That’s not the rule of law. That’s the rule by law. That distinction between law as a tool of order versus law as a weapon of raw power, is the defining fault line of our time,” he said via video link at a regional security conference in Malaysia organized by the U.S. Pacific Command….
Top US Admiral Warns Against Coercion, Says No Nation Will Dominate Indo-Pacific
