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US Defence Secy expresses concern over PLA aggression around Taiwan Strait
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
US Defence Secretary Lloyd J Austin III met with his Chinese counterpart Admiral Dong Jun on Friday in Singapore and expressed concern regarding the recent provocative activities by China's People's Liberation Army around the Taiwan Strait.
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US, China to resume military-to-military dialogue in "coming months": Llyo
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Austin also expressed concern about the recent proactive Chinese military activity around the Taiwan Strait, and he reiterated that China should not use Taiwan's political transition -- part of a normal, routine democratic process-- as a pretext for coercive measures. Taiwan held presiden
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US Defence Secretary meets with Chinese counterpart at Singapore Shangri-L
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
The two leaders are meeting for the first time since 2022 and were expected to discuss contentious issues such as Taiwan and the South China Sea, as well as other topics. US officials said ahead of the meeting that Austin is expected to raise concerns with Dong about China's support for R
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Shangri-La dialogue to begin today; China-US theme likely to dominate disc
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
The tense US-China relationship has been in the limelight and is expected to be at the centrestage of the Shangri-La dialogue, which is set to begin today in Singapore, Politico reported.
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US warns China over support to Russia; Beijing hits back with "military co
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
China said the "military collusion" between the US and Taiwan as well as the "separatist acts" of the "Taiwan independence forces", are the main sources of disruption to the current stability in the Taiwan Straits.
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US Defence Secretary holds talks with Chinese counterpart, first since 202
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
In the meeting held via videoconference on Tuesday, Austin stressed the importance of keeping military-to-military communication lines between the US and China open, it said.
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China appoints new defence minister, but opacity reigns
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Even as Chairman Xi Jinping promised that Taiwan would be "reunified" with the mainland, China's newly appointed defence minister was making himself comfortable in the office of his predecessor, who disappeared after being ensnared in a scandal.
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China appoints Naval Commander as new defense minister after Li Shangfu's
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
China has named former naval commander Dong Jun as its new defense minister, two months after removing his predecessor Li Shangfu from the role, CNN reported on Friday.
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