US and Chinese defense ministers meet in Singapore
CNN
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Chinese Minister of National Defense Gen. Wei Fenghe held their first face-to-face meeting on Friday at a major defense summit in Singapore.
The meeting at the Shangri-la Dialogue took place during Austin's fourth trip to the Indo-Pacific region after a formal request from China's military leadership.
The meeting lasted nearly an hour, just under twice the scheduled 30 minutes. Prior to the meeting they had spoken only once on the phone in late April in a call that lasted approximately 45 minutes.
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