Tensions between the United States and China are expected to loom over Asia's top security meeting this week, as China has declined a bilateral meeting between the superpowers' defence chiefs.
The Shangri-La Dialogue, which attracts top defence officials, senior military officers, diplomats, weapons makers and security analysts from around the globe, will take place June 2-4 in Singapore.
China's defence ministry spokesperson said in response to a query at a news conference in Beijing that exchanges between the two militaries have always been ongoing but that the U.S. was "entirely to blame" for current difficulties. "I would welcome any opportunity to engage with Li," Austin said. "I think defence departments should be talking to each other on a routine basis or should have open channels for communications."
Drew Thompson, a visiting senior research fellow at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore , said the snub to the U.S. was most likely Xi's decision. "I’m sure they will go at each other during the plenary sessions, then there are the breakouts and possible informal conversations," he said.
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