US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is set to meet with Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun in Singapore to discuss establishing a new military communication channel and potentially a hotline for Taiwan. The meeting is crucial amid tensions in the South China Sea, with a focus on stabilizing ties between the two superpowers.
US-China defence chiefs to talk thorny issues, keep communication alive https://t.co/yhSiLXrlb9 https://t.co/DH81HT9ZSM
Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun’s meeting with US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin in Singapore will be scrutinized for signs that ties between the superpowers have stabilized https://t.co/1f8BxbLk9r
South China Sea: expect choppy waters when US and Chinese defence chiefs Dong Jun and Lloyd Austin meet. With thoughts by @CollinSLKoh, Stephen Nagy, other smart people, and me. https://t.co/DlIw8DPonR
This week in Singapore, the heads of the defense departments of China and the United States, Dong Jun and Lloyd Austin, will discuss, among other things, the creation of a military hotline for Taiwan Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi recently emphasized the need for dialogue on… https://t.co/P9CCeDPDiA
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin is expected to meet with his Chinese counterpart in-person for the first time at a conference in Singapore this week. https://t.co/UYDxQ6AQjK
On the agenda for Lloyd Austin's meeting with his Chinese counterpart later this week - possibly setting up a new military comms channel with Beijing https://t.co/LLXbH61AHc
South China Sea: expect choppy waters when US and Chinese defence chiefs meet https://t.co/7NYjhJ7v6h