WASHINGTON: China risks creating a “Great Wall of self-isolation” through its continued military expansion in the South China Sea and its hacks on US companies, Pentagon chief Ashton Carter said Friday (Saturday in Manila).

Carter’s remarks came ahead of his trip next week to an Asian security summit in Singapore, where China’s actions in the contested waterway will likely dominate discussions.

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