Chinese Defence Minister Wei Fenghe (left) and US Secretary of Defence Mark Esper in November last year. Photo: AP Chinese Defence Minister Wei Fenghe (left) and US Secretary of Defence Mark Esper in November last year. Photo: AP
Chinese Defence Minister Wei Fenghe (left) and US Secretary of Defence Mark Esper in November last year. Photo: AP

US-China relations

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China-US tension: defence ministers talk under the shadow of US night flight close to Guangdong coast

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Minnie ChanWendy Wu
Minnie Chan and Wendy Wu

Updated: 12:36am, 8 Aug, 2020

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Chinese Defence Minister Wei Fenghe (left) and US Secretary of Defence Mark Esper in November last year. Photo: AP Chinese Defence Minister Wei Fenghe (left) and US Secretary of Defence Mark Esper in November last year. Photo: AP
Chinese Defence Minister Wei Fenghe (left) and US Secretary of Defence Mark Esper in November last year. Photo: AP
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