US says China declined request for defence
chief Li Shangfu to meet Pentagon head
Lloyd Austin
Posted By: Dreadnought, 5/29/2023 5:23:03 PM
China declined a US request for Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin to meet his counterpart Li Shangfu in Singapore this week, part of what the Pentagon called a “concerning unwillingness” to engage in military discussions. The US defence department “believes strongly in the importance of maintaining open lines of military-to-military communication between Washington and Beijing to ensure that competition does not veer into conflict”, Pentagon Press Secretary Brigadier General Pat Ryder said in a statement on Monday. The US had proposed in May that the two defence officials meet at the Shangri-La Dialogue that is set to take place in Singapore.
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US says China declined request for defence
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chief Li Shangfu to meet Pentagon head
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