Mao Ning, spokesman for the Chinese Foreign Ministry, said that the United States should create favorable conditions for a meeting between the heads of defense ministers of the two countries. He announced this at a briefing with journalists. TASS.
“The American side should sincerely respect the concerns of the PRC. [защиты] their sovereignty, security, and interests correct their wrongdoing. “The United States must show sincerity and create an atmosphere and conditions for dialogue between the heads of the Chinese and American military departments,” he said.
On May 30, The Wall Street Journal, citing the Pentagon press service, rejected US proposal to meet US and Chinese defense ministers Lloyd Austin and Li Shangfu within the framework of the Shangri-La Dialogue security conference in Singapore in early June.
Matthew Miller, previously spokesman for the US Department of State, ignores The question of lifting sanctions against the head of the Chinese Ministry of Defense or the country as a whole for the sake of meeting with the head of the Pentagon.
Prior to this, the Financial Times relied on its own sources. reportedA meeting between US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and his Chinese counterpart is unlikely.