U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said it was "unfortunate" his Chinese counterpart had declined to meet him at a security forum in Singapore, because they needed to communicate to stop dangerous encounters between military aircraft.
Tokyo, Jun 1 (EFE).- United States Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Thursday that it was “unfortunate” that his Chinese counterpart, Li Shangfu, had refused to meet him on the sidelines of an upcoming defense summit in Singapore. “I think thats unfortunate,” Austin said in Tokyo when asked by reporters about Beijing’s rejection of Washington’s proposal …
TOKYO (Reuters) -U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Thursday it was "unfortunate" his Chinese counterpart had declined to meet him at an upcoming security forum because they needed to communicate to stop dangerous encounters between military aircraft. | 01:36am