US Defense Secretary set to meet Chinese counterpart for first time during trip to Indo-Pacific
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on June 3, 2022
The date and time for the meeting between Austin and Chinese Minister of National Defense General Wei Fenghe have not been set yet, the official said, but Austin is scheduled to speak at the Shangri-La Dialogue on Saturday, June 11, one day before Wei speaks.
The two have only spoken on the phone once. On April 20, Austin and Wei spoke for about 45 minutes, marking the first time a US Defense Secretary had spoken to his Chinese counterpart since the Trump administration more than a year earlier.
But the Pentagon provided few details . . .
