No formal talks between US and China defence chiefs on Day 1, but a friendly handshake
SINGAPORE - The Chinese and US defence chiefs were not expected to meet; after all, Beijing had rebuffed an American invitation to have talks on the sidelines ofYet, speculation still arose: how would the two men interact, if and when they do brush up against each other at the security forum?
And then, it happened. A warm sustained handshake between US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin and Chinese Defence Minister Li Shangfu at the No. 1 VIP table.
Pentagon spokesman Brigadier General Pat Ryder said in a statement on Friday night that both defence chiefs spoke briefly at the opening dinner, “but did not have a substantive exchange”. Chinese Defence Minister Li Shangfu and US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin sat apart over dinner, buffered by DPM Lawrence Wong and Australian PM Anthony Albanese . PHOTO: LIANHE ZAOBAO
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