The Secretary of Defense's Response to China's Refusal to Meet With His Counter Bar

Secretary of defense austin in response to china refusing to meet his counter bar refusing to meet with him the destroyer being headed off within a hundred and fifty uh yards by a chinese ship and one of our fighter jets they're coming within four hundred feet this is what he said we will support our allies and partners as they defend themselves against coercion and bullying. "We do not seek conflict or confrontation but we will not flinch in the face of bullying or coercion"  The goal needs to be to deter chinese aggression and to prevent a conflict strength we'll do that weakness will invite a conflict so governor says.