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UNCOVERED: Us chinese defense chiefs to meet following taiwan tension - The Untold Story

US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin (right) welcomes Kenyan President William Ruto to the Pentagon (Credit: AFP)

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will meet his Chinese counterpart, the Pentagon announced Friday, after Beijing carried out war games around Taiwan in a sign to the US-backed democracy's new leader.

The Pentagon said that Austin would meet Chinese Admiral Dong Jun when they attend the May 31-June 2 Shangri-La Dialogue, an annual gathering of defense officials around the world.

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