US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper is presented a horse in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia in August 2019. WASHINGTON: US Defense Secretary Mark Esper revealed a new initiative on Tuesday to strengthen and expand US alliances with"like-minded democracies" to counter Russia and China.
It also came after nearly four years of Trump's efforts to restructure and even dismantle alliances, including threatening NATO. He cited longstanding partnerships, from NATO to little Malta - which helped the US fight to break from Britain in the 18th century."Examples like these illustrate the importance of aligning with like-minded nations, large and small, to maintain the free and open order that has served us all so very well for decades," Esper said.He said China uses coercion and financial entrapment to builds its alliances with weak countries like Myanmar, Cambodia and Laos.
And he underscored the need to build closer ties to"like-minded democracies such as India and Indonesia," noting he met with Indonesia's Defence minister Prabowo Subianto on Monday and will visit India next week.A key part of this effort is to expand US arms sales, to both help allies improve defence capabilities and to bolster the US defence industry against competition from Moscow and Beijing, Esper said.
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