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China rejects US request for meeting between defence chiefs of the two countries

Senior officials from about two dozen of the world's major intelligence agencies, including Australia, hold a closed-door meeting on the fringes of the Shangri-La Dialogue security conference.

China's Minister of National Defence General Li Shangfu tells Asia's top security summit that his country seeks dialogue over confrontation with the US, despite refusing American demands for military-to-military talks.

At Asia security forum, Chinese defence chief says Beijing seeks dialogue with US and warns against NATO-like alliances.

China’s defense minister has defended sailing a warship across the path of an American destroyer and Canadian frigate transiting the Taiwan Strait, telling a gathering of some of the world’s top defense officials in Singapore that such so-called “freedom of navigation” patrols are a provocation to China

Chinese Defence Minister Li Shangfu told Asia's top security summit on Sunday that conflict with the United States would be an "unbearable disaster" but that his country sought dialogue over confrontation.

Defence minister is also believed to have raised concerns about the ongoing detention of Australian citizens and human rights issues

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Speaking at the so-called Shangri-La Dialogue, Austin also assured Beijing that the United States remains committed to maintaining the status quo on Taiwan and would prefer dialogue over conflict.