Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin spoke with his Chinese counterpart on Tuesday morning, the latest conversation between officials in Washington and Beijing as they continue to improve military ...

WASHINGTON--U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is expected to meet with his Chinese counterpart, Admiral Dong Jun, at a major defense conference in Singapore next week, the Pentagon announced Friday.

When a giant Chinese balloon made an uninvited visit to the United States, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin turned to a hotline system set up with Beijing to defuse the situation. As U.S.-China ...