Defense

Lloyd Austin keeps lines of communication open with China after balloon incursion

By Mike Brest
Published February 16, 2023 4:21pm ET
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Lloyd Austin keeps lines of communication open with China after balloon incursion
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin will continue to pursue a conversation with his Chinese counterpart as the fallout from the Chinese spy balloon that the U.S. military shot down continues. The secretary’s comments come roughly a week after Pentagon spokesman Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder announced that days earlier, “the PRC has declined our request” for […]

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin will continue to pursue a conversation with his Chinese counterpart as the fallout from the Chinese spy balloon that the U.S. military shot down continues.

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