After months of speculation, China removed General Li Shangfu from the position of defence minister and state councillor, China-based Global Times reported.
China's refusal to accept a meeting with the US at the 2023 event in Singapore is emblematic of the troubled relationship. Instead of dialoguing, the Chinese government presented its one-sided view and told others to essentially like it or lump it.
A moment that stood out during the Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh's bilateral meeting with Chinese counterpart General Li Shangfu held Thursday where they discussed developments in the India-China border areas as well as bilateral relations was when the former did not exchange a handsh
Li was sanctioned by the administration of former US President Donald Trump in 2018 for purchasing Russian weapons, including 10 Su-35 combat aircraft and equipment related to the S-400 surface-to-air missile system, reported CNN.