US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin meeting Chinese Defence Minister Wei Fenghe on the sidelines of the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore. PHOTO: SECRETARY OF DEFENSE LLOYD J. AUSTIN III /TWITTER
Reuters: Pentagon chief raises concern about Beijing's 'dangerous' behavior with Chinese counterpart
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) -U.S. Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin on Tuesday emphasized the need to improve crisis communications during a meeting with his Chinese counterpart while raising concern about "increasingly dangerous" behavior by Chinese military aircraft.
The roughly 90-minute meeting in Cambodia, described as "productive and professional" by a U.S. official, was the pair's first since a visit to Taiwan by U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in August enraged China, which regards the island as its territory.
In his second face-to-face meeting with Chinese Defense Minister General Wei Fenghe this year, Austin discussed the importance of "substantive dialogue on reducing strategic risk and enhancing operational safety," Pentagon spokesman Brigadier General Pat Ryder said in a statement after the meeting.
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WNU Editor: At least both sides are talking, even though they are holding completely different positions on Taiwan.
U.S. Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin Warns China Against Destabilizing Actions On Taiwan
Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Meeting With People's Republic of China (PRC) Minister of National Defense General Wei Fenghe -- US Department of Defense
US, China defence chiefs spar over Taiwan but agree to keep talking -- Straits Times
US Presses China to Ease Up on Taiwan as Defense Chiefs Meet -- Bloomberg
Chinese, US defence chiefs agree to improve dialogue but stand firm on Taiwan -- SCMP
Pentagon chief warns China against destabilizing actions on Taiwan -- Kyodo News
US concerned about 'increasingly dangerous' behavior by Chinese aircraft -- Jerusalem Post
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