The Aug 14 to 16 event featured delegations from 27 countries. Read more at straitstimes.com.
China declined a US request for a meeting between Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin and his counterpart, General Li Shangfu, duringBeijing has demanded the lifting of US sanctions against Gen Li, who was cited in 2018 for overseeing an arms purchase from Russia.a string of civilian Cabinet officials to ChinaPentagon spokesman Pat Ryder, speaking to reporters on Thursday, said he hoped the Aquilino meeting would become part of a regular dialogue with China.
“We are always going to keep the lines of communication open, particularly when you have two large militaries operating in the same area,” he said. BLOOMBERG
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