US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin spoke ... Dong Jun, marking both Austin’s first call with Dong and his first at-length conversation with his Chinese counterpart since November 2022.

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin speaks during ... role in buying weapons for the Chinese military. China said Li wouldn’t speak with his American counterpart while under sanctions, though ...

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, April 16 (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin spoke with ... to the so-called one China policy. Austin last spoke with his Chinese counterpart in 2022, when he met China's ...

S INGAPORE - U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin met with his Chinese counterpart for the first time, ending an almost 18-month break since the two countries' top defense officials last spoke in ...

(Bloomberg) -- US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin spoke with his new Russian counterpart for the first time, in a rare direct communication between the adversaries since Russia invaded Ukraine more ...