Pentagon says Beijing has declined its invitation for US Secretary Austin to meet with his Chinese counterpart, Li Shangfu, in Singapore this week amid diplomatic tensions
A Beijing spokeswoman Mao Ning said on Tuesday that Washington DC is aware "why there are currently difficulties in military communication between China and the US."
"Overnight, the PRC informed the US that they have declined our early May invitation for Secretary Austin to meet with PRC Minister of National Defence Li Shangfu in Singapore this week," Pentagon spokesman Brigadier General Pat Ryder said in a statement, referring to the People's Republic of China. When asked about the meeting, the Chinese foreign ministry would not confirm that Beijing had declined the invitation.
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