Posted on 05/22/2021 8:04:16 PM PDT by yesthatjallen
Pentagon chief unable to talk to Chinese military leaders despite repeated attempts
China's embassy in Washington could not immediately be reached for comment.
A second U.S. official said there was a debate in President Joe Biden's administration about whether Austin should speak with vice chairman of China’s Central Military Commission, Xu Qiliang, or Chinese Defense Minister Wei Fenghe.
Xu is seen as having more power and influence with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Austin would have had an opportunity to meet with Wei in Singapore later this month during a conference attended by defense ministers from the region, but the event was canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The unsuccessful attempts by the Pentagon to reach out to the Chinese were first reported by Financial Times.
Late last year senior Chinese and U.S. defense officials held talks on crisis communication.
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Who is snubbing who?
Pentagon Chief wants to surrender unconditionally?
Xu is snubbing who??
Cause he is gay...
It is poorly written. We don’t have any good journalists in this country
Whom?
I think the Chinese are playing mind games. Passively showing disrespect by ignoring his attempt to connect.
Since no reporter in DC can ever figure out the title of positions in DC or the DoD, why not simply refer to Biden as the White House Chief Maitre’d? We will understand what they mean,...as much as Pentagon Chief (Master or Sr Chief?)
Skeptical. Who in the Pentagon under Trump was communicating with the Chinese military? Surely, the Joint Chiefs have Chinese contacts.
The Chinese are clearly racist against our black SECDEF. They must be canceled forthwith. I am outraged.
We may not have to surrender. If we agree to be a vassal state, China will let us keep out internal sovereignty.
We have sent a message that all our troops are gay pussies. I wouldn’t talk to us either.
Forthwith. Great word, not used often enough.
This is more of the same when they refused to roll out the stairs for Obama’s plane when he flew in to China.
President Trump and the Chinese were equals.
The Thief in Chief and the Chinese relation is Master[Chinese] to slave [ the Thief , Liar and his minions]
The Chinese do not consider Joe Biden their equal as they did President Trump. And rightly so. All Joe Biden is and will ever be is a thief and liar. I don’t blame them.
Not even the Communists respect thieves and Liars.
Who can respect a thief and liar? Maybe you but not me.
Maybe Austin would like in-person praise for castrating our military... and maybe a little of that "hunter' money on the side... Xu Qiliang and Wei Fenghe would both be happy to report to Xi that everything is going according to plan. Too harsh? No one knows for sure ...
So?
“If we agree to be a vassal state, China will let us keep out internal sovereignty.”
The Mongols were all about that. I a city agreed to pay tribute they pretty much left your city alone and allowed culture,religion and trade to flourish.
Flip them the finger and they burned your city to the ground and killed or enslaved the entire population.
I agree.
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