SECDEF Austin, Chinese Defense Minister Meet, Agree to Keep Lines of Communication Open

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III meets with General Wei Fenghe, Minister of National Defense of the People’s Republic of China (PRC), on the margins of the Association of Southeast Asia Nations Defense Ministers Meeting-Plus in Siem Reap, Cambodia, Nov. 22, 2022. DoD Photo

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin emphasized the need to keep open lines of communication and responsibly manage competition in his meeting this week with China’s Minister of National Defense Gen. Wei Fenghe.

Austin met...

https://news.usni.org/2022/11/24/secdef-austin-chinese-defense-minister-meet-agree-to-keep-lines-of-communication-open

China Denies Harassing Canadian, Australian Patrol Aircraft in the Western Pacific

Australian P-8A. RAAF Photo

Beijing is denying that People’s Liberation Army forces harassed Australian and Canadian patrol aircraft in the Western Pacific, claiming that in both cases the aircraft endangered China’s security.

Last week, the Canadian Armed Forces issued a statement claiming that on several occasions, while conducting security patrol near North Korea, the People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) harassed a Royal Canadian Air Force CP-140.

The RCAF aircrew felt enough at risk that...

https://news.usni.org/2022/06/07/china-denies-harassing-canadian-australian-patrol-aircraft-in-the-western-pacific

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