China pours cold water on bilateral meeting with US defense minister – FT

Financial Times (FT) came out with news suggesting a standoff between the US and China while turning down the hopes of a meeting among the military officials of the world’s top two economies.

“China has told the US there is little chance of a meeting between the countries’ defence ministers at a security forum in Singapore due to a dispute over sanctions, the latest obstacle to top-level dialogue between the two powers,” said FT.

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