China has named a general sanctioned by the US to be its new defense minister, setting up a potentially awkward encounter if he’s ever paired up with US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin for a meeting. Know more:
CHINA has named a general sanctioned by the US to be its new defense minister, setting up a potentially awkward encounter if he’s ever paired up with US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin for a meeting.
The move could spell more difficulties ahead for US-China ties—already strained over the shoot-down of an alleged Chinese spy balloon last month and tensions over Taiwan. In early February, Beijing rebuffed a US effort to arrange a call to address the balloon episode, and on February 28 the Pentagon said top US and Chinese defense officials haven’t spoken since November.
The restrictions imposed on Li included a prohibition on foreign exchange transactions under US jurisdiction, a prohibition on transactions with the US financial system, blocking of all property within the US, and a visa ban.
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