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.
in August, becoming the highest-ranking US official to do so in decades.
A senior US defense official noted that China has declined or failed to respond to more than a dozen Pentagon requests for “key leader engagements, multiple requests for standing dialogues and nearly ten working-level engagements” since 2021. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning gave vague reasoning for Beijing’s denial of the Pentagon request during a regular press briefing on Tuesday.,” Mao said. “The US should earnestly respect China’s sovereignty, security and interest concerns, immediately correct wrong practice, show sincerity and create necessary atmosphere and conditions for dialogue and communication between Chinese and US militaries.
President Biden raised eyebrows earlier this month during the G-7 summit in Japan when he answered a question about lifting sanctions on Li by saying his meeting with Austin was “under negotiation” and suggested that the easing of sanctions on Chinese military purchases was “under discussion.
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