IISS Special Presentation with US Secretary of Defense Mark T. Esper

In a wide-ranging discussion, US Secretary of Defense Dr Mark Esper outlined the US vision for how to advance security and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific. He explained the initiatives and military developments that it is working on as part of the three pillars of its Indo-Pacific Strategy, which are based on preparedness, strengthening partnerships and promoting a more networked region. He also called on Beijing to ‘abide by the international laws and norms that China – and the Chinese people – have benefited greatly from over the years’, after describing a ‘catalogue of bad behaviour’ on China’s part.

[Ylong]

US. and other Nations in API have given this big China great opportunity to be a "role model nation" in the area, BUT the CCP didn't care about it. The CCP chose to be a "Dominant and Aggressor". However, It broke the common rules and now it have to pay for it. We support Mr. Secretary Esper.

[zeev]

Summary speech from minute 3 to 17:
u.s. navy doesn't like chinese behavior so much, and is seeking a broad coalition of other navy's military's in the region to oppose this bad boy behavior.

Implied Threat:
be nice china!. or the u.s. will assemble a 'coalition of the willing' against your navy.

Assessment of Message:
IT is remarkable that the u.s. secretary of defense now sounds a lot more like a u.s. secretary of state, than a military leader.

Personal Thoughts:
Well done Secretary Esper, you make Americans and people around the world proud and confident that internationalism will help prevent nuclear world war 3, which would be bad for everyone.

[ekaekakurnia]

God bless us navy for peace keeping mission in indo Pacific Ocean Ocean