China rejected a request from the Biden administration to schedule a meeting between the two country's leading defense officials, according to a report.
China rejected a request from the Biden administration to schedule a meeting between the two country's leading defense officials.
"Overnight, the PRC informed the U.S. that they have declined our early May invitation for Secretary Austin to meet with PRC Minister of National Defense Li Shangfu in Singapore this week," the Pentagon told the Wall Street Journal."The 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."Tension between the U.S.
China has also taken issue with the U.S.-Taiwan relationship. Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen visited the U.S. this year in what included a meeting with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., but none with any Biden administration officials.Get the latest updates from the 2024 campaign trail, exclusive interviews and more Fox News politics content.
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