China declined a US request to meet with Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin | Forexlive

The US requested a meeting in Singapore. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin wanted to meet with his Chinese counterparts this week.

China said “Nope”

The Pentagon’s response is that the refusal is ‘concerning’.

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Last week the two Commerce ministers met. There are clearly different levels of government-to-government contact at which China is more concerned about easing tensions than others.