The Pentagon of the United States said that the US Secretary of Defense Austin expressed concern about the military activities of the mainland in the Taiwan Strait while meeting with the Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun.
According to Reuters, Austin held a one -hour and 10 -minute meeting with Dong Jun at the Shangri -La Hotel, Singapore on Friday (May 31).
This is the first time that Dong Jun became the Chinese Defense Minister in December last year.This is also the first substantial face -to -face dialogue after 18 months of defense.
In the statement issued by the US Air Force Major Ryder, Lyd said: "The US Defense Minister has expressed concern about the recent provocations of the Chinese People's Liberation Army in the Taiwan Strait, and reiterates that the Republic of China should not take Taiwan's political transition, and adopt it.Stardy "
A spokesman for the Ministry of National Defense Wu Qian during the dialogue of the Shangri-La dialogue on Friday afternoon Conference , Introduction to the China -US Defense Minister's meeting during the dialogue.
Wu Qian said that the Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun and the US Minister of Defense Austin exchanged opinions on the relationship between the two countries, Taiwan, and the South China Sea issue.
Agence France -Presse quoted Wu Qian, saying that the meeting between the Sino -US defense ministers was positive, pragmatic and constructive.Wu Qian said that Dong Jun said to Austin during the meeting that Washington's performance on Taiwan's issue seriously violated a Chinese principle.
