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By Tim Kelly

US Defense Secretary Austin says China's meeting snub unfortunate

Lloyd Austin United States Japan Yasukazu Hamada Australia South Korea

US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin reviews the guard of honour at the Japanese Defense Ministry in Tokyo, Japan, 01 June 2023. After Japan, Secretary of Defense Austin will travel to Singapore, India and France. FRANCK ROBICHON/Pool via REUTERS

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Thursday it was "unfortunate" his Chinese counterpart had declined to meet him at an upcoming security forum because they needed to communicate to stop dangerous encounters between military aircraft.

On Tuesday, the U.S. said a Chinese fighter jet carried out an "unnecessarily aggressive" manoeuvre near a U.S. plane over the South China Sea.

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