Pentagon Press Secretary Pat Ryder stressed the importance of keeping communication channels open between the two military leaderships in the United States and China.
(Al-Hurra) channel quoted Ryder as saying, "Washington does not see any obstacles to holding a meeting between US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and his Chinese counterpart, Li Changfu."
Yesterday, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken met in Jakarta, official of the Chinese Communist Party's Foreign Affairs Committee, Wang Pei, on the sidelines of the annual meeting of the US and ASEAN foreign ministers.
Blinken stressed the importance of maintaining peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait, stressing that Washington will work with its allies to promote its vision of a free international order based on rules.
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