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Austin wanted to talk to Xu, China said “No, Wei.” Secretary Lloyd Austin and China’s Minister of National Defense General Wei Fenghe exchanged concerns for their respective nations during a call on April 20th. This was the first official call between the two officials and was considered a follow-up to the call between President Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping last month. “I had a call with PRC Minister of National Defense General Wei Fenghe as a follow-up to the recent call between President Biden and Xi Jinping. We discussed U.S.-PRC defense relations, regional security issues, and Russia’s unprovoked invasion...
