WASHINGTON: US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin (pic) will meet his Chinese counterpart, the Pentagon announced Friday (May 24), after Beijing carried out war games around Taiwan in a sign to the US-backed democracy's new leader.
The Pentagon said that Austin would meet Chinese Admiral Dong Jun when they attend the May 31-June 2 Shangri-La Dialogue, an annual gathering of defence officials around the world.
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