by Mac Slavo, SHTF Plan:
The United States Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin told lawmakers on Thursday that Chinese President Xi Jinping’s recent state visit to Russia should be regarded as a matter of grave concern for Washington. Lloyd said this meeting send a “very troubling message” to the U.S. ruling class.
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Speaking at the House of Representatives subcommittee on defense appropriations, Austin was asked to comment on Xi’s trip to Moscow, and its ramifications for Sino-U.S. competition. “Xi’s visit to [Russian President Vladimir] Putin and remaining there for a couple of days I think sends a very troubling message, a message of support,” the Pentagon chief replied.