Defence chiefs and officials from around the world are attending the annual Shangri-La Dialogue that has in recent years become a barometer of US-China relations.
US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Chinese Defence Minister Dong Jun attend a bilateral meeting in Singapore, May 31, 2024. held rare direct talks in Singapore on Friday , offering hopes for more military dialogue that could help prevent disputes over Taiwan and other flashpoint issues from spinning out of control.
"The secretary expressed concern about recent provocative PLA activity around the Taiwan Strait, and he reiterated that the PRC should not use Taiwan's political transition - part of a normal, routine democratic process - as a pretext for coercive measures," Ryder said after the 75-minute meeting.Dong warned Austin that the US should not interfere in China's affairs with Taiwan, defence ministry spokesperson Wu Qian told reporters.
Following the meeting, the Pentagon said the US welcomed plans to convene a crisis-communications working group with China by the end of the year.Defence chiefs and officials from around the world are attending the annual forum that has in recent years become a barometer of US-China relations. China's Defence Minister Dong Jun walks out after a bilateral meeting with US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin on the sidelines of the 21st Shangri-La Dialogue summit at the Shangri-La Hotel in Singapore on May 31, 2024. that was shot down over US airspace, a meeting between Taiwan's then-president Tsai Ing-wen and Pelosi's successor Kevin McCarthy, and American military aid for Taipei.
Friday's meeting between Austin and Dong follows a phone call between the pair in April, and offers hope of further military talks to cool tensions.
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