China rejects meetings with US Defense Minister
China rejects meetings with US Defense Minister
The relationships between the defense ministers of the United States and China have reached a new low. This week China declined a meeting with Defense Minister Lloyd Austin during a conference in Southeast Asia. This is the latest step in a difficult and tense relationship between the two countries.
US defense minister strives for dialogue
Defense Minister Austin had tried to meet his Chinese counterpart Dong Jun at the Asean Defense Ministry of Defense in Laos. This is part of a long -term strategy to maintain military communication channels between the United States and the People's Republic of China. But China rejected the offer and named a recent weapon sales to Taiwan as the reason for this, according to a rank -high defense officer to journalists who traveled with Austin in Laos.weapon sale to Taiwan triggers tensions from
Three weeks ago, the USA approved a $ 2 billion weapons sales to Taiwan of advanced soil-air rockets to the self-managed island. China immediately criticized this sale and announced that it would take “determined countermeasures” to defend his sovereignty.
background of the diplomatic tensions
The rejection of the meeting in Laos takes place just a few days after a meeting between US President Joe Biden and the Chinese President Xi Jinping in Peru. National security advisor Jake Sullivan described this meeting as "open, constructive and comprehensive". However, he made it clear that bids would not act as an intermediary between the Chinese government and the upcoming Trump administration.
history of communication interruptions
In the past,China has often resorted to the rejection of meetings and communication channels as an expression of his dissatisfaction with the United States. After visiting the then spokeswoman for the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, in Taiwan in 2022, China hired numerous communication channels with the USA, including military and environmental policy discussions.
improvement in military communication
The rejection of the meeting takes place after an apparent improvement in the military communication Year. It remains to be seen whether and how relationships will develop in the future.
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