Bloomberg TV: Former US Defense Secretary Says China Won't Attack Taiwan
Former US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said in a Bloomberg Television interview that a conflict in the Taiwan Strait is unlikely as it would hit the global economy far harder than the current crisis in the Strait of Hormuz. He also downplayed fears that Beijing might launch an attack while US forces are preoccupied in the Middle East, noting that regional tensions have cooled following a recent US-China summit.
