Lloyd Austin warns Wei Fenghe, China to back off of TaiwanBy Callie Patteson
June 10, 2022
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin warned his Chinese counterpart this week to back off when it comes to Taiwan, telling him China must “refrain from further destabilizing actions.”
Austin and China’s Minister of National Defense General Wei Fenghe met for the first time face-to-face on Friday amid the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, the Department of Defense detailed in a statement.
“The Secretary reiterated to General Wei that the United States remains committed to our longstanding one-China policy, which is guided by the Taiwan Relations Act, the Three U.S.-China Joint Communiques, and the Six Assurances,” the Defense Department’s statement read.
“The Secretary reaffirmed the importance of peace and stability across the Strait, opposition to unilateral changes to the status quo, and called on the PRC to refrain from further destabilizing actions toward Taiwan.”
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https://nypost.com/2022/06/10/lloyd-austin-warns-chinas-wei-fenghe-to-back-off-of-taiwan/
