(Washington / Beijing Comprehensive News) Senior officials of the US Department of Defense said that Beijing has not officially responded to the request to meet the Sino -US Defense Director in the upcoming Shangri -La dialogue.Scholars analyze that if the US Minister of Defense Li Shangfu is not relieved, the Minister of Defense of China is difficult to meet.
According to Bloomberg, US Assistant National Defense Minister Ely Ratner, who is responsible for India -Pacific Security Affairs, said at a event organized by the Washington Think Tank Strategy and International Research Center on Thursday (May 25) that the US Department of DefenseAusten with the National Defense Austin has requested a meeting with Li Shangfu to China, "now it is their turn to respond."
The Shangri -La dialogue will be held in Singapore from June 2nd to 4th.
Bloomberg has previously quoted people familiar with the matter that China has officially informed the United States that if sanctions continue, Li Shangfu and Austin's status will be unequal.
Ratner reiterated the position of the Pentagon on Thursday that sanctions will not constitute a legal obstacle to the meeting of the two countries' defense ministers.He said that maintaining military communication is essential to prevent risk from evolving into military conflicts.
Li Shangfu was purchased from Russia in 2018 to buy military reserve
Li Shangfu, Minister of Equipment Development, Minister of Equipment Development of the Central Military Commission of the CPC Central Committee in 2018, prohibits him from conducting any transactions through the US financial system.The Equipment Development Department purchased military equipment from Russia, which violated the US opponent bill with sanctions.The bill requires a third party that sanctions any "major transactions" with the Russian defense industry.
U.S. State Department spokesman Miller Monday (May 22) said the US President Biden clearly stated that there was no plan to cancel sanctions.China Foreign Affairs spokesman Mao Ning said on the same day that the United States should immediately revoke sanctions and take practical actions to clear up and clear obstacles for dialogue communication.
Bonnie Glaser, director of the Asian Project of the Marshall Foundation in the United States, told Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) that China had privately stated that Li Shangfu would not meet with Austin unless the United States was lifted sanctions.
Liu Yawei, director of the China Project Director of the United States, analyzed that even if Bayeng has the willingness to stabilize and improve Sino -US relations, it is difficult to take practical actions according to the requirements of China;It will be very severe, and the US Anti -China camp will also criticize Biden to be too soft -handed.
