Pentagon Chief Orders Stronger China Focus, With Details Secret
- Austin says effort will help guide future force posture
- Defense officials offer few details on new initiatives
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Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin issued a directive Wednesday aimed at reorienting America’s military to better compete with Beijing, but military officials offered few details on how that would be accomplished.
A Pentagon statement said the initiatives, many of which are classified, “are designed to focus departmental processes and procedures and better help department leaders contribute to whole-of-government efforts to address the challenge from China.”