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WASHINGTON (REUTERS) – US and Chinese military officials held “frank, in-depth” talks this week on a range of defence issues, the Pentagon said on Wednesday (Sept 30), as the countries grapple over their competing interests in the Indo-Pacific region. Michael Chase, US deputy assistant secretary of defence for China, held the meetings by video conference on Tuesday (Sept 28) and Wednesday with Chinese Major General Huang Xueping, the Pentagon said in a statement. “During the talks, the two sides held a frank, in-depth, and open discussion on a range of issues affecting the US-PRC defence relationship,” the statement said, using...
