{"id":7403,"date":"2023-05-30T16:57:19","date_gmt":"2023-05-30T15:57:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/londonpost.news\/?p=7403"},"modified":"2023-05-30T17:37:51","modified_gmt":"2023-05-30T16:37:51","slug":"china-denies-talks-among-us-china-defense-chiefs-in-singapore-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/diplomatic-world\/china-denies-talks-among-us-china-defense-chiefs-in-singapore-conference\/2023\/05\/30\/admin1\/","title":{"rendered":"China denies US request of talks among defense chiefs in Singapore conference"},"content":{"rendered":"

BEIJING<\/span> (AP)<\/span> \u2014<\/span> Prospects<\/span> for<\/span> a<\/span> renewed<\/span> high-level<\/span> military<\/span> dialogue<\/span> between<\/span> China<\/span> and<\/span> the<\/span> U.S.<\/span> remain<\/span> dim,<\/span> with<\/span> Beijing<\/span> saying<\/span> their<\/span> defense<\/span> chiefs<\/span> will<\/span> not<\/span> hold<\/span> a<\/span> bilateral<\/span> meeting<\/span> while<\/span> both<\/span> are<\/span> attending<\/span> a<\/span> weekend<\/span> security<\/span> conference<\/span> in<\/span> Singapore.<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>Foreign<\/span> Ministry<\/span> spokesperson<\/span> Mao<\/span> Ning<\/span> on<\/span> Tuesday<\/span> blamed<\/span> the<\/span> U.S.,<\/span> saying<\/span> Washington<\/span> should<\/span> \u201cearnestly<\/span> respect<\/span> China’s<\/span> sovereignty<\/span> and<\/span> security<\/span> interests<\/span> and<\/span> concerns,<\/span> immediately<\/span> correct<\/span> the<\/span> wrongdoing,<\/span> show<\/span> sincerity,<\/span> and<\/span> create<\/span> the<\/span> necessary<\/span> atmosphere<\/span> and<\/span> conditions<\/span> for<\/span> dialogue<\/span> and<\/span> communication<\/span> between<\/span> the<\/span> two<\/span> militaries.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Mao<\/span> gave<\/span> no<\/span> details,<\/span> but<\/span> tensions<\/span> between<\/span> the<\/span> sides<\/span> have<\/span> spiked<\/span> over<\/span> Washington’s<\/span> military<\/span> support<\/span> and<\/span> sales<\/span> of<\/span> defensive<\/span> weapons<\/span> to<\/span> self-governing<\/span> Taiwan,<\/span> China’s<\/span> assertions<\/span> of<\/span> sovereignty<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> contested<\/span> South<\/span> China<\/span> Sea<\/span> and<\/span> its<\/span> flying<\/span> of<\/span> a<\/span> suspected<\/span> spy<\/span> balloon<\/span> over<\/span> the<\/span> U.S.<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>U.S.<\/span> Defense<\/span> Secretary<\/span> Lloyd<\/span> Austin<\/span> is<\/span> scheduled<\/span> to<\/span> address<\/span> the<\/span> Shangri-La<\/span> Dialogue<\/span> on<\/span> Saturday,<\/span> while<\/span> Chinese<\/span> Defense<\/span> Minister<\/span> Gen.<\/span> Li<\/span> Shangfu<\/span> will<\/span> speak<\/span> at<\/span> the<\/span> gathering<\/span> on<\/span> Sunday.<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>Austin<\/span> met<\/span> privately<\/span> with<\/span> Li’s<\/span> predecessor,<\/span> Wei<\/span> Fenghe,<\/span> at<\/span> last<\/span> year’s<\/span> Shangri-La<\/span> Dialogue,<\/span> which<\/span> appeared<\/span> to<\/span> do<\/span> little<\/span> to<\/span> smooth<\/span> relations<\/span> between<\/span> the<\/span> sides.<\/span> In<\/span> his<\/span> address<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> forum,<\/span> Wei<\/span> accused<\/span> the<\/span> U.S.<\/span> of<\/span> seeking<\/span> to<\/span> contain<\/span> China’s<\/span> development<\/span> and<\/span> threatening<\/span> to<\/span> assert<\/span> its<\/span> claim<\/span> to<\/span> Taiwan<\/span> by<\/span> military<\/span> force.<\/span> Chinese<\/span> President<\/span> Xi<\/span> Jinping<\/span> and<\/span> U.S.<\/span> President<\/span> Joe<\/span> Biden<\/span> met<\/span> at<\/span> the<\/span> Group<\/span> of<\/span> 20<\/span> (G20)<\/span> meeting<\/span> held<\/span> in<\/span> Indonesia<\/span> in<\/span> November.<\/span>\u00a0
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>Secretary<\/span> of<\/span> State<\/span> Antony<\/span> Brinken<\/span> canceled<\/span> a<\/span> trip<\/span> to<\/span> Beijing<\/span> in<\/span> February<\/span> after<\/span> the<\/span> United<\/span> States<\/span> shot<\/span> down<\/span> a<\/span> Chinese<\/span> spy<\/span> balloon<\/span> that<\/span> was<\/span> passing<\/span> over<\/span> the<\/span> United<\/span> States.<\/span> Later,<\/span> he<\/span> met<\/span> with<\/span> the<\/span> Communist<\/span> Party’s<\/span> senior<\/span> foreign<\/span> policy<\/span> adviser<\/span> Wang<\/span> Yi<\/span> in<\/span> Austria.<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>According<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> Pentagon,<\/span> China<\/span> refused<\/span> to<\/span> answer<\/span> calls<\/span> from<\/span> Austin<\/span> to<\/span> discuss<\/span> the<\/span> balloon<\/span> issue.<\/span> Communication<\/span> at<\/span> the<\/span> military<\/span> level<\/span> has<\/span> always<\/span> been<\/span> marked<\/span> by<\/span> mistrust<\/span> and<\/span> blame,<\/span> with<\/span> no<\/span> signs<\/span> of<\/span> improvement<\/span> so<\/span> far.<\/span> The<\/span> Chinese<\/span> government<\/span> was<\/span> also<\/span> angered<\/span> by<\/span> Taiwan’s<\/span> President<\/span> Tsai<\/span> Ing-wen’s<\/span> visit<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> United<\/span> States<\/span> in<\/span> April,<\/span> which<\/span> included<\/span> a<\/span> meeting<\/span> with<\/span> House<\/span> Speaker<\/span> Kevin<\/span> McCarthy.<\/span> The<\/span> People’s<\/span> Liberation<\/span> Army<\/span> has<\/span> held<\/span> military<\/span> exercises<\/span> and<\/span> sent<\/span> fighter<\/span> jets,<\/span> drones<\/span> and<\/span> ships<\/span> near<\/span> the<\/span> island<\/span> to<\/span> advertise<\/span> the<\/span> threat<\/span> of<\/span> attacking<\/span> Taiwan<\/span> and<\/span> weakening<\/span> its<\/span> defenses.<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>China<\/span> has<\/span> also<\/span> sent<\/span> its<\/span> own<\/span> ships<\/span> and<\/span> aircraft<\/span> to<\/span> protest<\/span> the<\/span> movement<\/span> of<\/span> U.S.<\/span> naval<\/span> vessels<\/span> and<\/span> aircraft<\/span> passing<\/span> near<\/span> Chinese-controlled<\/span> islands<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> Taiwan<\/span> Strait<\/span> and<\/span> South<\/span> China<\/span> Sea,<\/span> increasing<\/span> the<\/span> likelihood<\/span> of<\/span> confrontation<\/span> and<\/span> conflict.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

BEIJING (AP) \u2014 Prospects for a renewed high-level military dialogue between China and the U.S. remain dim, with Beijing saying their defense chiefs will not hold a bilateral meeting while both are attending a weekend security conference in Singapore. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning on Tuesday blamed the U.S., saying Washington should \u201cearnestly respect China’s […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7404,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":""},"categories":[24,2409,2425],"tags":[5626,5627,5628,5629,5630,5631,5632,5633,5634,152,5635,518,5636,1310,5637,1389,5638,1458,5639,3136,4117],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/chnus.webp","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7403"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7403"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7403\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7408,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7403\/revisions\/7408"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7404"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7403"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7403"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7403"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}