Pentagon chief not expecting ties with China to worsen even as tensions rise

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Reuters
October 1, 2018 / 2:36 PM / Updated 5 hours ago

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https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-military-mattis/pentagon-chief-not-expecting-ties-with-china-to-worsen-even-as-tensions-rise-idUSKCN1MB3KB

PARIS (Reuters) - U.S. Defence Secretary Jim Mattis said on Monday he did not see relations between the United States and China worsening, a day after his trip to China was canceled and tensions have started affecting military ties.

The United States and China are embroiled in a trade war, sparked by U.S. President Donald Trump’s accusations that China has long sought to steal U.S. intellectual property, limit access to its own market and unfairly subsidize state-owned companies.

Reuters reported on Sunday that China canceled a security meeting with Mattis that had been planned for October. A U.S. official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said Mattis was no longer going to China.