Secretary of State-designate Rex Tillerson gestures while testifying on Capitol Hill in Washington on Wednesday. Photo: AP
update | Trump’s secretary of state nominee Tillerson wants to deny Beijing access to South China Sea islands
Tillerson also said the US was committed to the defence of Japan, in the event that China attempted to seize the disputed Senkaku Islands by force
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Secretary of State-designate Rex Tillerson gestures while testifying on Capitol Hill in Washington on Wednesday. Photo: AP