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China's Defense Minister General Wei Fenghe speaks at a plenary session during the 19th International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) Shangri-la Dialogue, Asia's annual defense and security forum, in Singapore on June 12, 2022. (AP Photo/Danial Hakim) **FILE**

China gives suspended death sentences to two former defense ministers accused of bribery

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China's Defense Minister General Wei Fenghe speaks at a plenary session during the 19th International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) Shangri-la Dialogue, Asia's annual defense and security forum, in Singapore on June 12, 2022. (AP Photo/Danial Hakim) **FILE**

Top Chinese security officials latest target of Xi’s corruption purge

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin speaks during a briefing at the Pentagon in Washington, Nov. 16, 2022. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) **FILE**

Chinese officials refusing Defense Sec. Austin’s calls after balloon shootdown: Pentagon

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

China's Defense Minister Gen. Wei Fenghe speaks at a plenary session during the 19th International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) Shangri-la Dialogue, Asia's annual defense and security forum, in Singapore, Sunday, June 12, 2022. (AP Photo/Danial Hakim)

Top Chinese military figure calls sharp nuclear buildup ‘appropriate’

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

China's Defense Minister General Wei Fenghe salutes attendees at a plenary session during the 19th International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) Shangri-la Dialogue, Asia's annual defense and security forum, in Singapore, Sunday, June 12, 2022. (AP Photo/Danial Hakim)

China accuses U.S. of trying to ‘hijack’ support in Asia

By Syawalludin Zain and David Rising - Associated Press

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin speaks during a meeting with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at the Pentagon, Thursday, June 2, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin holds first face-to-face talks with Chinese counterpart

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin speaks at a news conference during the fourth U.S.-India 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue at the State Department in Washington, Monday, April 11, 2022. After more than a year of no direct formal contact, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Wednesday spoke on the telephone with his military counterpart in China, a nation he has repeatedly characterized as the "pacing challenge" for U.S. forces. (Michael A. McCoy/Pool via AP)

After more than a year, Pentagon chief Austin, Chinese military counterpart speak by phone

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

In this image provided by the U.S. Navy, a sailor assigned to the Grey Knights of Patrol Squadron (VP) 46 signals the pilot in the flight station of a P-8A Poseidon during a pre-flight check on Oct. 23, 2019, in Oak Harbor, Wash. A Chinese Navy ship fired a laser at a U.S. surveillance aircraft flying over the Philippine Sea west of Guam, the Navy said Feb. 27, 2020, acknowledging the incident more than a week after it happened. (Austin Ingram/U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class via AP)

Mark Esper presses Chinese general on ‘unsafe’ use of laser against U.S. warplane

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

Protesters in Guy Fawkes masks raise their hands as they chant slogans during a rally in Hong Kong, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019. Hong Kong's embattled leader, Carrie Lam, said Tuesday that she has received the backing of Chinese President Xi Jinping in her handling of five months of anti-government protests that have rocked the semi-autonomous Chinese territory. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

China defense chief defends policy on Hong Kong, Xinjiang

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FILE - In this June 1, 2019, file photo, acting U.S. Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan, left, shakes hands with Chinese Minister of National Defense Gen. Wei Fenghe, right, during a ministerial luncheon on the sidelines of the 18th International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) Shangri-la Dialogue in Singapore. Shanahan sat down with his Chinese counterpart during his recent trip to Singapore and presented him with a photo book with a pointed message. The book looked like a coffee table book and was presented as a gift. But it was 32 pages of photos and satellite images of North Korean ships near China’s coastline involved in oil shipments that violate international sanctions. (AP Photo/Yong Teck Lim, File)

US gift to China questions enforcement of N. Korea sanctions

By LOLITA C. BALDOR - Associated Press

FILE - In this June 2, 2019, file photo, Chinese Defense Minister Gen. Wei Fenghe salutes attendees ahead of the fourth plenary session of the 18th International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) Shangri-la Dialogue, in Singapore. China's defense minister has warned that its military will &quot;resolutely take action&quot; to defend Beijing's claims over self-ruled Taiwan and disputed South China Sea waters. (AP Photo/Yong Teck Lim, File)

Taiwan lashes back at Chinese defense minister’s threats

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Chinese Defense Minister Gen. Wei Fenghe speaks during the fourth plenary session of the 18th International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) Shangri-la Dialogue, an annual defense and security forum in Asia, in Singapore, Sunday, June 2, 2019. (AP Photo/Yong Teck Lim)

China defends 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown as ‘correct policy’

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Chinese Defense Minister Gen. Wei Fenghe salutes attendees ahead of the fourth plenary session of the 18th International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) Shangri-la Dialogue, an annual defense and security forum in Asia, in Singapore, Sunday, June 2, 2019. (AP Photo/Yong Teck Lim)

China vows military action if Taiwan, sea claims opposed

By ANNABELLE LIANG - Associated Press

Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong delivers a keynote address during the opening dinner of the 18th International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) Shangri-la Dialogue, an annual defense and security forum in Asia, in Singapore, Friday, May 31, 2019. (AP Photo/Yong Teck Lim)

Singapore says global rules could change with China’s rise

By ANNABELLE LIANG - Associated Press

In this Thursday, Oct. 18, 2018, file photo, U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, left, meets Chinese Defense Minister Wei Fenghe in Singapore. (AP Photo/Robert Burns, File)

U.S, Chinese officials spar over South China Sea engagements

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

FILE - In this April 26, 2018 file photo, U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis listens to a question on the Department of Defense budget posture during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. The killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi &quot;undermines regional stability&quot; and the U.S. State Department plans to take further action in response to the killing, Mattis said Saturday, Oct. 27, 2018, at an international conference in the Middle East. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Mattis: China’s defense chief to visit Washington next week

By LOLITA C. BALDOR - Associated Press

U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, left, meets Chinese Defense Minister Wei Fenghe in Singapore Thursday, Oct. 18, 2018. After a rocky few months, Pentagon officials say they sense that relations with the Chinese military may be stabilizing. (AP Photo/Robert Burns)

The Latest: Mattis, Chinese counterpart discuss disputed sea

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U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, left, meets Chinese Defense Minister Wei Fenghe in Singapore Thursday, Oct. 18, 2018. After a rocky few months, Pentagon officials say they sense that relations with the Chinese military may be stabilizing. (AP Photo/Robert Burns) ** FILE **

Mattis meets his Chinese counterpart, but no new agreements

By ROBERT BURNS - Associated Press