ROSLAN RAHMAN/AFP via Getty Imagesīeijing continues to argue the U.S. last week.Ĭhina's defence minister, Wei Fenghe, fourth right, and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, left, attend the ministerial roundtable luncheon at the Shangri-La Dialogue summit in Singapore on June 11, 2022. The two governments remain at loggerheads after the 200-foot tall aircraft, which Washington assessed with confidence to be a surveillance balloon, traversed Alaska's remote Aleutian Islands, Canada and the continental U.S. "Our commitment to open lines of communication will continue." Lines between our militaries are particularly important in moments like this," Ryder said in a press statement. "We believe in the importance of maintaining open lines of communication between the United States and the in order to responsibly manage the relationship. territorial waters off South Carolina, but has since been declined, according to Pentagon press secretary Brig. The request for a secure call between Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Chinese Defense Minister Wei Fenghe was sent on Saturday, "immediately after" the balloon was downed over U.S. airspace, the Department of Defense said Tuesday. Beijing has rejected Washington's request for a phone call between their respective defense chiefs in the days after a high-altitude balloon from China was shot down for violating U.S.
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