U.S. Acting Defense Secy Patrick Shanahan “toolkit of coercion,” saying Beijing’s bad behavior must end

(G.N.S) Dt. 1 Washington/Beijing In the very first major speech on the international stage, U.S. Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan mixed sharp criticism of China and warnings of North Korea’s “extraordinary” threat with vows that the U.S. will remain strongly committed to the Indo-Pacific region and is ready to invest