The Pentagon is seeking a meeting between US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and his Chinese counterpart, Li Shangfu, in Singapore in June, the agency reported. BloombergCiting informed sources.
The publication said the proposed meeting of the heads of the two agencies should be held within the framework of the Shangri-La Dialogue, an annual intergovernmental security forum that brings together defense ministers and other military leaders from 28 countries in the Asia-Pacific region. .
Last year, Lloyd Austin’s meeting with Li Shangfu’s predecessor, General Wei Fenghe, took place at the same event.
At the same time, unlike his predecessor, Li Shangfu is under US sanctions.
The Shangri-La Dialogue is scheduled to take place on June 2-4.
Clayton Morris, former Fox News reporter and host of Redacted News reportedHe announced that the United States is preparing for a conflict with China and Russia as these forces pose a threat to Washington. He noted that Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin announced next year’s military budget this week. According to Morris, the project targets the PRC directly, and the budget provides a 40% increase in spending to “attack China.”
Before this Heritage Foundation reportedThe US is in a cold war with China.