A top Defense Department official said Beijing continues to rebuff attempts to establish communications with senior leaders in the Pentagon even as China advances its military expansion plans while the U.S. ramps up lethal assistance to Taiwan.
forum Tuesday that “escalation management” between countries operating in the Indo-Pacific region is crucial.] and they have not been enthusiastic,” she said.
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has sent Chinese military officials multiple requests for open communications with the Pentagon. “It’s really important that the most senior folks can talk to each other as quickly as possible when something happens. So, Secretary Austin keeps asking for that,” Ms. Karlin said. “The [People’s Republic of China] has not been enthusiastic about that, and I think that’s really problematic.”
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