U.S.-China Ties Weigh on Security Summit as Defense Chiefs Meet in Singapore
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Defense chiefs from around the world are due to meet at the annual Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore this weekend.
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China rejects US proposal for defense chiefs to meet in Singapore this week
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U.S.-China Ties Weigh on Security Summit as Defense Chiefs Meet in Singapore
By Natasha Bertrand and Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — China has rejected a United States proposal for Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to meet with his Chinese counterpart Li Shangfu at the Shangri-La Dialogue Security Forum in Singapore this week, according to a Pentagon statement.
Beijing has snubbed Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s request to meet with his Chinese counterpart during a Pacific security summit in Singapore this weekend, according to the Pentagon.
Prospects for a renewed high-level military dialogue between China and the U.S. remain dim, with Beijing saying their defense chiefs will not hold a bilateral meeting while both are attending a weekend security conference in Singapore.
The defense chiefs from the U.S. and China are headlining an international defense summit in Singapore, but it appears they will not directly meet with each other.
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and his Chinese counterpart Li Shangfu spoke briefly on Friday in Singapore, the Pentagon said, after Beijing declined
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