A highly anticipated defense forum in Singapore kicked off with a friendly handshake between Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin and Chinese defence minister Li Shangfu. It ended Sunday with few other signs of optimism that the world's biggest economies could avoid an eventual collision.
Austin used his speech at the Shangri-la Dialogue to chide China over its refusal to meet unless the US lifted sanctions on Li, saying that "a cordial handshake over dinner is no substitute for a substantive engagement." The remarks came as a Chinese vessel harassed an American warship transiting the Taiwan Strait, drawing attention to the biggest potential military flashpoint between the two powers.
Li fired back on Sunday, accusing "some big power" of creating divisive alliances, bullying other nations, spurring an arms race and seeking to contain China with its support for Taiwan.
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