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Austin's Asia trip wreaks havoc on regional peace

By Yang Zhen

IN the geopolitical chess game in East Asia, the US-Japan alliance has been the focus of attention. Recently, US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin embarked on his seventh visit to the Indo-Pacific region since taking office. On Thursday, he visited Japan and met with Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi and Japanese Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada.