Ashton Carter said...

It will be self-defeating and self-isolating for China, so I hope they don't do that.

Our view is that everybody ought to resolve those peacefully and not militarize those features.

America needs to lead. I'm happy to have us lead. We have, by far and away, more capability than anybody else.

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