SCMP: China, US militaries in crunch talks to avoid conflicts in Taiwan and South China Sea
* US Defence Secretary Mark Esper expresses concern over ‘destabilising activity in the vicinity of Taiwan and the South China Sea’, says Pentagon spokesman
* Esper also called on Beijing to share more of its data on Covid-19, adds the spokesman
China’s Defence Minister Wei Fenghe and his US counterpart Mark Esper warned each other in a phone call about escalating risks over Taiwan and the South China Sea, in the highest-level US-China talks since state leader Yang Jiechi met
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Hawaii in mid-June.
Esper “expressed concerns about [the Chinese military’s] destabilising activity in the vicinity of Taiwan and the South China Sea, and called on [China] to honour international obligations” as well as share more of its data on Covid-19, Pentagon spokesman Jonathan Hoffman told reporters in Washington on Thursday.
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WNU Editor: All they did was trade warnings. The Chinese defense minister is voicing what everyone is thinking .... China risks paying 'high cost' for South China Sea intimidation, Japan defense chief says (CNN).
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Pentagon Chief Esper Talks With Chinese Counterpart As Tensions Soar -- NPR
China, U.S. defense ministers agree to push for stable military ties -- CGTN
