30-05-2023, 07:31 AM
The US had proposed in May that the two defence officials meet at the Shangri-La Dialogue that is set to take place in Singapore.
China demanded that the US lift sanctions that were imposed on Li in 2018 over the role he played overseeing an arms purchase from Russia.
China had argued that Li would not be on equal footing with Austin if the sanctions stayed in place, Bloomberg News reported earlier.
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China demanded that the US lift sanctions that were imposed on Li in 2018 over the role he played overseeing an arms purchase from Russia.
China had argued that Li would not be on equal footing with Austin if the sanctions stayed in place, Bloomberg News reported earlier.
https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-s...hero_story&pgtype=homepage