China more aggressive during Covid-19, threat is global: US defence chief

The world has seen China become "more aggressive" during the Covid-19 pandemic, US Defense Secretary Mark Esper has said, asserting that the country has deployed troops along the Line of Actual Control with India and is acting out in a way that is "inconsistent" with international norms.

Esper said Beijing was trying to use the coronavirus tragedy to their advantage for "propaganda purposes".

"What we have seen with regard to what happened in the last seven months coming as part of Covid, if you will, we've seen China become more aggressive, trying to use the tragedy, of Covid-19 to their