According to a Pentagon readout of the meeting, Austin and Chinese Defense Minister Adm. Dong Jun discussed Chinese military activities around Taiwan, U.S. operations in the region, North Korea ...

Senior Colonel Wu Qian, a spokesman for China’s defence ministry, said the bilateral meeting between Dong Jun and Lloyd Austin was “positive, practical and constructive” communication at the ...

WASHINGTON — China’s defense minister declined a meeting with Defense ... a good opportunity,” Austin added.Austin met China’s defense minister, Dong Jun, on the sidelines of a Singapore ...

China said it rejected a bilateral defense ministers' meeting with the United States because Washington disrespected its ...

Austin had hoped to meet his Chinese counterpart, Dong Jun, at the ASEAN Defense Ministers’ Meeting-Plus this week in Laos, according to the Associated Press. The secretary, over the course of ...

Defense Ministers’ informal Meeting in Vientiane, Laos, Nov. 20, 2024. DoD Photo Chinese Minister of National Defense Dong Jun declined to meet with Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin due to the ...

Austin said China declining a meeting doesn’t have “any sort of ... While snubbing the Pentagon chief, China’s Dong held talks with the top defense officials from New Zealand, India, and ...

Austin sought to meet with his Chinese counterpart, Dong Jun, at the ASEAN Defense Ministers’ Meeting-Plus in Laos as part of a long-standing effort to maintain military lines of communication ...

VIENTIANE, Laos — U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin expressed regret Wednesday that his Chinese counterpart chose not to hold talks with him during meetings of Southeast Asian defense ...

Austin said it was unfortunate that Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun didn’t meet with him in Vientiane where there was a gathering of military leaders. In the past, such multilateral gatherings ...