Pentagon chief arrives in Singapore after Trump pulls out of Paris climate deal

By Dan Lamothe, The Washington Post

Published: June 2, 2017, 9:50am

U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, right, sits with Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Friday as they attend the opening dinner of the 16th International Institute for Strategic Studies Shangri-la Dialogue Asia Security Summit in Singapore. (AP Photo/Joseph Nair)

SINGAPORE — Defense Secretary Jim Mattis arrived in this Asian metropolis Friday, preparing to address nations in the region as they grapple with the growing threat of North Korea, Chinese militarization in the South China Sea and a rebellion in the Philippines that now includes links to the Islamic State.

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