BBCNEWS BBC News June 4, 2024 00:00:00
The event. but hopes that the two sides will meet have faded. the us defence secretary has called for talks between the washington and beijing, after his chinese counterpart refused a meeting at asia's largest security summit. speaking at the shangri la dialogue in singapore, lloyd austin said a conflict over taiwan was neither imminent nor inevitable, but he criticised beijing for what he called "reckless" actions in the waters around the disputed island. he briefly shook hands with his chinese counterpart, general li shang—fu, on the sidelines of the summit, but beijing rejected direct tal...
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