Land of the Free | Perspective Pentagon head says China has become top US military priority, moving past Russia | South China Morning Post December 15, 2019 TiLT News Leave a comment US Defence Secretary Mark Esper says Beijing’s ‘brazen’ activities in the South China Sea ‘assert illegitimate maritime claims’ and ‘threaten its neighbours’ sovereignty’. Source: Pentagon head says China has become top US military priority, moving past Russia | South China Morning Post