[ad_1] WASHINGTON: US defence secretary Lloyd Austin on Tuesday spoke with his Chinese counterpart for the first time since November 2022, during which they discussed bilateral ties and underlined the importance of maintaining open lines of military-to-military communication, amidst Beijing’s aggressive manoeuvres in the Indo-Pacific. The video conference was the maiden communication between Austin and Admiral Dong Jun, China’s defence minister, who assumed charge in December last year. It…
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