China rejects US proposal for defense chiefs to meet in Singapore this week

China has rejected a United States proposal for Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to meet with his Chinese counterpart Li Shangfu at the Shangri-La Dialogue Security Forum in Singapore this week, according to a Pentagon statement.

source https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/29/asia/china-rejects-us-defense-chief-meet-in-singapore-intl-hnk/index.html