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Defense chiefs of US, China hold talks for first time in 17 months NHK

The defense chiefs of the United States and China have held talks for the first time in about one year and five months.

The US Defense Department says Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin spoke with his Chinese counterpart Dong Jun via video teleconference on Tuesday.

Defense chiefs of the two countries last met in November, 2022.

US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping held a summit last November and agreed to resume dialogue between the two countries' defense officials.
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US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Chinese counterpart Dong Jun held their first talks in over a year, following the November 2022 meeting. The discussion took place via video teleconference on Tuesday. The resumption of dialogue was agreed upon during a summit between US President Joe Biden
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URL: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20240417_02/

Date: April 17, 2024

Created: 2024/04/17 06:30

Updated: 2025/12/08 15:07

Last Read: 2024/04/17 12:08