DefenceTalkThe Indo-Pacific region remains the priority theater for the Defense Department, and China remains the pacing challenge for the U.S. military, Ely Ratner, assistant secretary of defense for Indo-Pacific Affairs, said today. The United States is a Pacific power and works with allies and partners throughout the Indo-Pacific to uphold the free and open regional […]https://www.defencetalk.com/defense-official-says-indo-pacific-is-the-priority-theater-china-is-dods-pacing-challenge-78362/