Dialogue between US and China will help avoid miscalculations that could lead to conflict, says US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin, after Beijing declines invitation for formal meeting between him and his Chinese counterpart
One of the thorniest security issues between the two superpowers is over the future of Taiwan, an island which Beijing says is its inseparable province.Austin pointed to Russia's invasion of Ukraine as an example of"how dangerous our world would become if big countries could just invade their peaceful neighbours with impunity".
Zhu Feng, dean of the School of International Studies at Nanjing University, said Beijing believed the sanctions on Li showed that the United States was not sincere in efforts to talk with China. While neither country wants an accidental military clash, China believes the US military is operating in its sphere of influence, including in the South China Sea and around Taiwan.
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