THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
June 21, 2023 at 08:25 JST
FILE - U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin III, right, shake hands with China Defense Minister Li Shangfu, left, during the 20th International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) Shangri-La Dialogue, Asia's annual defense and security forum, in Singapore, Friday, June 2, 2023. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken wrapped up a closely watched visit to Beijing on Monday, June 19, 2023, during which he met with China's top diplomats and held talks with President Xi Jinping. However, Blinken failed to land the biggest ask on his agenda: restoring China-U.S. military communications. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian, File)
TAIPEI--U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has wrapped up a closely watched visit to Beijing during which he and President Xi Jinping pledged to stabilize plunging U.S-China ties. But China refused the biggest U.S. request: restoring military-to-military contacts. [Read More]
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