The United States Ambassador to Japan Emmanuel issued a post on social media, questioning whether Chinese State Councilor and Minister of Defense Li Shangfu were placed under house arrest.
Rahm Emanuel (September 15) posted a post on social media X (originally Twitter) that Chinese Defense Minister Li Shangfu had three weeks without audio and no seeing and no seeing.Travel.He did not attend the meeting in Vietnam, and now he is absent from his meeting with the Singapore Navy, because he was placed under house arrest?
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of National Defense did not immediately respond to Reuters' comment requests.The US Embassy in Japan said that they did not comment further.
Reuters on Thursday (14th) quoted three people familiar with the matter. Li Shangfu was scheduled to participate in the annual defense cooperation annual meeting hosted by Vietnam from Vietnam from September 7th to 8th.However, in a few days before the meeting, Beijing informed Vietnam that Li Shangfu had a "health status" and delayed his meeting with Vietnamese officials.
An unwilling to name US officials said Washington learned that Li Shangfu canceled his meeting with Vietnamese officials.
It is reported that Li Shangfu's last public appearance was to attend the 3rd China -Africa Peace Security Forum in Beijing on August 29 and delivered a keynote speech.
