British media reports, the US military accepts invitation to the Chinese government by the Chinese governmentThe Beijing Xiangshan Forum held at the end of October will be sent, which is the latest signs that the military relations between the two countries may ease.
Reuters on Wednesday (October 11) quoted three people familiar with the matter, and the Chinese government invited US Secretary of Defense Austin to attend the Beijing Xiangshan Forum.This forum is scheduled to be held in Beijing from October 29th to 31st.
The U.S. military said that they accepted the invitation of the Chinese government to attend the Beijing Xiangshan Forum, but the Pentagon did not explain who Beijing was invited to attend, nor did the US side attend.
The Chinese Embassy in the United States refuses to provide invitation details.
The Pentagon of the United States said in a statement in Reuters that they "welcome the opportunity to contact the Chinese People's Liberation Army's representatives in the Beijing Xiangshan Forum" to ensure that it is publicly and credible to communicate and credible channels and crisis communication channels.
The Pentagon said: "The Ministry of National Defense replied to the People's Republic of China to send an invitation to the Ministry of Defense officials to participate in the Beijing Xiangshan Forum in August.P> Affected by the crown disease epidemic, the last physical meeting of Beijing Xiangshan Forum was held in October 2019.The United States sent the then Assistant Secretary of Defense Chad Sbragia to attend the meeting, making him the highest -level American officials at the Xiangshan Forum so far.
